Pleural flap for delayed presentation of intrathoracic esophageal perforation

The authors report 2 cases of large intrathoracic esophageal perforation, as a complication of foreign body in 2 boys, 4 and 9-years-old. The delay in diagnosis was more than 36 hours in both cases that were treated successfully by a large pleural flap. Postoperatively, solid oral feeding was initia...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Saudi medical journal 2004-09, Vol.25 (9), p.1267-1269
Hauptverfasser:	MACHMOUCHI, Mahmoud A, BAKHSH, Khaled A, AL-HARBI, Mohammed A, AL-SHAREEF, Zain H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Esophageal Perforation - diagnostic imaging Esophageal Perforation - etiology Esophageal Perforation - surgery Esophagus Follow-Up Studies Foreign Bodies - complications Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging General aspects Humans Male Medical sciences Pleura - transplantation Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Surgical Flaps Thoracotomy Time Factors Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	The authors report 2 cases of large intrathoracic esophageal perforation, as a complication of foreign body in 2 boys, 4 and 9-years-old. The delay in diagnosis was more than 36 hours in both cases that were treated successfully by a large pleural flap. Postoperatively, solid oral feeding was initiated after 2 weeks. Although gastrostomy was not performed on both patients, in cases of large esophageal perforation, it is recommended to establish early feeding and prevent aggressive vomiting.
ISSN:	0379-5284