Spontaneous Intramural Perforation of the Esophagus: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Yow-Chii Kuo; Cheng-Shyoung Wu

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1012928

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Endoscopy 1989; 21(3): 153-154
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1012928

Spontaneous Intramural Perforation of the Esophagus: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Yow-Chii Kuo, Cheng-Shyoung Wu

Division of Gastroenterology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

A 47-year-old male suffered spontaneous intramural perforation of his esophagus following tracheostomy and nasogastric intubation. The reports of this unusual lesion in the literature are reviewed, and the characteristic radiographic and endoscopic features demonstrated.

Key words:

Esophagus - Tracheostomy - Nasogastric intubation - Perforation