Esophageal Perforation following External Blunt Trauma

Fracture of the thoracic spine with paralysis and esophageal perforation

“…Decompression can be expected to improve the neurological deficit, but the patient seldom makes a full recovery [4,10]. Traumatic esophageal perforation is associated with a high mortality rate (17-23%) [3,6,15]. External trauma is responsible for 10% of esophageal injuries; the majority of these are caused by penetrating injury.…”

“…External trauma is responsible for 10% of esophageal injuries; the majority of these are caused by penetrating injury. The incidence of esophageal perforation after blunt injury is 0.001% [3]. Hypopharyngeal and cervical esophageal perforation are rare in cervical spine injuries, with an incidence of 0.1% [5].…”

Torasik Travma

“…İatrojenik olmayan çoğu travmatik özefagus yaralanmasının nedeni ateşli silah yaralanmasıdır. Künt travma nedeniyle oluşan özefagus rüptürü oldukça nadir olup tüm noniatrojenik vakaların sadece %10'unu oluşturur [22]. Özefagus rüptürü radyolojik bulguları, pnömomediastinum, pnömo-toraks ya da plevral efüzyon en sık sol tarafta olmak üzere abse ve mediastiniti içerir.…”

Late presentation of sub-carinal esophageal perforation due to blunt trauma to chest: case report and review of literature

“…1,2 It requires a high degree of clinical suspicion on the part of the treating physician to timely diagnose the condition, since misdiagnosis can be disastrous for the patient. 3,4 There are no standard guidelines regarding the diagnosis and management of the condition.…”