Blunt Trauma Patient with Esophageal Perforation

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" Blunt Trauma Patient with Esophageal Perforation "
Colak Oray, Nese; Sivrikaya, Semra; Bayram, Basak; Egeli, Tufan; Dicle, Oguz

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	933730
Doc. No	:	LA4s70w2mk
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Colak Oray, Nese; Sivrikaya, Semra; Bayram, Basak; Egeli, Tufan; Dicle, Oguz
Title & Author	:	Blunt Trauma Patient with Esophageal Perforation [Article]\ Colak Oray, Nese; Sivrikaya, Semra; Bayram, Basak; Egeli, Tufan; Dicle, Oguz
Title of Periodical	:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume/ Issue Number	:	15/6
Date	:	2014
Abstract	:	Traumatic perforation of the esophagus due to blunt trauma is a rare thoracic emergency. The most common causes of esophageal perforation are iatrogenic, and the upper cervical esophageal region is the most often injured. Diagnosis is frequently determined late, and mortality is therefore high. This case report presents a young woman who was admitted to the emergency department (ED) with esophageal perforation after having fallen from a high elevation. Esophageal perforation was diagnosed via thoracoabdominal tomography with ingestion of oral contrast. The present report discusses alternative techniques for diagnosing esophageal perforation in a multitrauma patient. [West J Emerg Med. 2014;15(6):-0]