LXXIV Penetrating and Perforating Injuries of the Esophagus

Morbidity and mortality of oesophageal perforation

“…The incidence of fatal complications following instrumentation for benign pathology in this review was similar to the experience of others (Nealon et al, 1961;Alford, Johnson, and Harris, 1963). Our results have also confirmed the importance of the site of perforation in relation to postoperative mortality and morbidity, as demonstrated by Mathewson and his colleagues (1962) and Foster and his colleagues (1965).…”

Iatrogenic Perforations of the Esophagus

“…This patient died after 12 hours. The second patient (Table, patient 7), age 49 years, was the youngest in our series and in previ¬ ously good general health. In this pa¬ tient, retrosternal pain commenced during esophagoscopy for a suspected tumor of the gastroesophageal junc¬ tion.…”