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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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