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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1986;29(5): 717-21. |
Rupture of the Esophagus |
Won Byeong Yang, MD, Yeong Ho Lee, MD, and Joong Hwan Cho, MD |
Department of Otolaryngology, Maryknoll General Hospital, Pusan, Korea |
식도 파열의 1례 |
양원병 · 이영호 · 조중환 |
부산 메리놀병원 이비인후과 |
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ABSTRACT |
Esophageal rupture is a rare disease and demands early diagnosis and immediate surgical repair if patient should be saved. In the unoperated cases, condition of the patient is invariably fatal. A twenty eight-year-old male patient visited our hospital, who was bluntly traumatized on the anterior neck side by traffic accident. There was visible rupture of the esophagus on the level of cervico-thoracic vertebra, but no visible fracture or other injury of the trachea and larynx. Treatment consists of surgical repair and supportive therapy. So, we report this rare case with review of the literature.
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