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Barotraumatic oesophageal perforation with bilateral tension pneumothorax.
- Source :
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Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery [Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg] 2010 Jan; Vol. 10 (1), pp. 152-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Oct 12. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Barotraumatic oesophageal perforation with bilateral tension pneumothorax is extremely rare and this is a first case reported in the literature. The possibility of the oesophageal perforation due to high-pressure gas flow should be kept in mind and the standard of diagnosis is oesophagography.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Barotrauma diagnostic imaging
Barotrauma therapy
Chest Tubes
Esophagoscopy
Esophagus diagnostic imaging
Esophagus pathology
Esophagus surgery
Gastroscopy
Gastrostomy
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal instrumentation
Jejunostomy
Male
Pneumothorax diagnosis
Pneumothorax therapy
Rupture
Thoracostomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Accidents, Occupational
Barotrauma complications
Esophagus injuries
Pneumothorax etiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1569-9285
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19822604
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1510/icvts.2009.212415