• J Trauma · Jul 1994

    Case Reports

    T-tube intubation in the management of late traumatic esophageal perforations: case report.

    • R Andrade-Alegre.
    • Department of Surgery, Santo Tomas Hospital, Panama, Republic of Panama.
    • J Trauma. 1994 Jul 1; 37 (1): 131-2.

    AbstractDelayed diagnosis of esophageal perforations can lead to high mortality and morbidity and presents a surgical dilemma. A case report of a bullet wound of the esophagus that was diagnosed late is presented. Placement of a biliary T-tube and pleural decortication were carried out after the perforation was found at esophagoscopy. The patient had no fistula nor esophageal narrowing at discharge 31 days after injury.

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