First successful treatment of a circumferential intramural esophageal dissection with perforation in a patient with eosinophilic esophagitis using a partially covered self-expandable metal stent

Intramural esophageal dissection (IED) is a rare disease characterized by a partial (PIED) or circumferential (CIED) mucosal rupture. Whereas PIED responds well to nonoperative treatment, complicated courses have been reported necessitating surgery, up to the point of esophagectomy despite complex endoscopic interventions, in CIED. We report the first case of an iatrogenic CIED with perforation in a young patient with underlying eosinophilic esophagitis treated successfully by endoscopy alone, using a partially covered self-expandable metal stent.