Esophageal Perforation

12/01/2003 - "Although esophageal perforations are generally managed surgically, conservative management of localized perforations has become more common especially with improved antibiotics and the use of nonsurgical interventional drainage techniques. "
11/01/2010 - "Conservative management, guided by the patient's clinical course, with antibiotics and nutritional support is a safe and effective treatment for esophageal perforations in children."
08/01/2015 - "The patients diagnosed as esophageal perforation must be treated with antibiotics, nasal feeding or feeding by gastrostomy, and followed-up closely. "
12/01/2009 - "Successful management of esophageal perforation entails combination of: (1) control of the leakage site either surgically or endoscopically to prevent further contamination, (2) drainage of contamination, and (3) appropriate antibiotics along with nutritional support. "
04/01/2009 - "After T-tube closure of the esophageal perforation along with surgical debridement of the vertebrae and a 6-week course of antibiotics, the patient made a sound recovery. "

01/01/2012 - "We report a case of barotraumatic esophageal perforation caused by the explosion of a carbonated beverage containing plastic bottle into the mouth. "
12/01/2008 - "We sought to determine the efficacy of a self-expanding plastic stent for esophageal perforation before neoadjuvant chemoradiation in a single patient. "
06/01/2010 - "The use of a self-expandable plastic stent for an iatrogenic esophageal perforation."
03/01/2001 - "Successful treatment of esophageal perforation with a removable self-expanding plastic stent."
01/01/2011 - "Use of a plastic endoprosthesis to successfully treat esophageal perforation following radiofrequency ablation of Barrett's esophagus."

11/01/2007 - "The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of the fibrin tissue patch and to analyze its use in patients with esophageal perforation. "
11/01/2007 - "Surgical primary repair with fibrin tissue patch is the most successful treatment option in the management of esophageal perforation."
11/01/2007 - "The sealing effect of a fibrin tissue patch on the esophageal perforation area in primary repair."
01/01/2000 - "Esophageal perforations up to 20 cm aboral and a maximum diameter of 1.5 cm could be treated by rigid endoscopical fibrin gluing. "
01/01/2000 - "This case demonstrates the successful endoscopic treatment of an esophageal perforation with mediastinal empyema by fibrin gluing. "

10/01/1977 - "Since proteolytic enzyme digestion of bolus impaction carries a clear risk of fatal esophageal perforation, early therapeutic administration of glucagon during initial esophagography affords a safe and effective acute-care radiologic adjunct. "

05/01/1983 - "It is basically a consecutive, multimodal integration of selective concentration of therapeutic effects (extensive radiotherapy, topical application of bleomycin polyacrylate pasta, lymphatic chasing with colloidal bleomycin, and spatial concentration of cisplatin as the result of radiation-induced inflammation), perpetuation of the repairable DNA damage, and biological amplifications (protection against esophageal perforation with polyacrylate coating, and specific cancer cell recruitment). "

05/01/1983 - "It is basically a consecutive, multimodal integration of selective concentration of therapeutic effects (extensive radiotherapy, topical application of bleomycin polyacrylate pasta, lymphatic chasing with colloidal bleomycin, and spatial concentration of cisplatin as the result of radiation-induced inflammation), perpetuation of the repairable DNA damage, and biological amplifications (protection against esophageal perforation with polyacrylate coating, and specific cancer cell recruitment). "

02/01/2008 - "Patients with suspected esophageal perforations are routinely evaluated with a swallow study using a water-soluble contrast medium followed by thin-barium administration when the first fails to demonstrate a leak. "
01/01/2014 - "Use of 3-dimensional computed tomography to detect a barium-masked fish bone causing esophageal perforation."
11/01/2009 - "A water-soluble esophageal swallow followed by a thin liquid barium swallow demonstrated that the esophageal perforation had sealed. "
02/01/2008 - "Thoracoscopic treatment of barium-induced lung entrapment complicating esophageal perforation."
03/01/1997 - "To assess the need for follow-up esophagography with barium-containing contrast medium after examination with a water-soluble contrast medium in the detection of esophageal perforation. "

01/01/2013 - "A confined or limited esophageal perforation projecting into the mediastinum and located 1-2 cm above the diaphragm was confirmed by a gastrografin swallow study performed immediately after the procedure. "
09/21/2009 - "The major adverse event caused by PD is esophageal perforation but an immediate gastrografin test may not always detect a perforation. "
02/01/1995 - "The use of gastrografin for esophageal perforation."
08/01/2007 - "If esophageal perforation is suspected, a barium swallow is recommended over Gastrograffin, which, although less irritating to the surrounding tissues, may be falsely negative. "
02/01/1982 - "If esophageal perforation is suspected, Gastrografin (meglucamine diatrizoate) swallow study, eventually followed by barium swallow study, is the most useful diagnostic test. "

02/01/1982 - "If esophageal perforation is suspected, Gastrografin (meglucamine diatrizoate) swallow study, eventually followed by barium swallow study, is the most useful diagnostic test. "

03/01/2009 - "Despite evidence that preoperative Botox increases the risk of esophageal perforation, this was not demonstrated in the patient population of this study. "

07/01/2009 - "Endoluminal esophageal stent placement is an effective treatment of most spontaneous esophageal perforations. "
08/01/2014 - "The stents appear to be safe and beneficial in closing esophageal perforations, especially post-dilation. "
10/01/2008 - "We report a case of esophageal perforation with a wooden fence post treated successfully with a covered esophageal stent."
10/01/2002 - "A self-expanding coated stent was eventually placed to seal the esophageal perforation with significant improvement in the clinical condition of the patient. "
06/01/2015 - "Esophageal stent placement has been shown to be a safe and effective treatment for acute esophageal perforation in selected patients. "

09/01/2015 - "Emergent esophagectomy represents a safe option for the treatment of esophageal perforation, with mortality comparable to elective esophagectomy."
11/01/2010 - "We undertook this study to report on primary esophagectomy and reconstruction in esophageal perforations with expert surgeons and selected patients. "
09/01/2015 - "Patients who were admitted for esophageal perforation and underwent esophagectomy were identified and compared with patients who underwent elective esophagectomy. "
09/01/2015 - "Emergent Esophagectomy for Esophageal Perforations: A Safe Option."
11/01/2014 - "To demonstrate and to analyze the results of urgent esophagectomy in a series of patients with esophageal perforation. "

09/01/2014 - "Of these, 12 had radiotherapy to the esophagus before being admitted, 68 patients had concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT), and 18 patients had esophageal perforation after RT (5.8%). "
09/01/2014 - "The aim of this study was to analyze the risk factors and prognosis for patients with esophageal perforation occurring during or after radiotherapy for esophageal carcinoma. "
02/01/2014 - "This study of salvage CRT versus salvage surgery for recurrent ESCC after definitive radiochemotherapy or radiotherapy alone did not demonstrate a statistically significant survival difference, but the frequency of complications including esophagotracheal fistula and esophageal perforation following salvage CRT was high. "
05/01/1983 - "It is basically a consecutive, multimodal integration of selective concentration of therapeutic effects (extensive radiotherapy, topical application of bleomycin polyacrylate pasta, lymphatic chasing with colloidal bleomycin, and spatial concentration of cisplatin as the result of radiation-induced inflammation), perpetuation of the repairable DNA damage, and biological amplifications (protection against esophageal perforation with polyacrylate coating, and specific cancer cell recruitment). "

06/01/2010 - "Nine adult patients with esophageal perforation were cured by secondary suture, the remaining esophageal perforation cases were healed by first intention. "
02/01/2015 - "During the surgery, esophageal perforation was closed with a suture, and reinforced with a sternocleidomastoid muscle flap. "
06/01/2010 - "All esophageal perforation cases in children group had primary healing by perforation apposition suture. "
03/07/2008 - "Direct suture was required to close the esophageal perforation. "
09/23/1998 - "In a case of spontaneous esophageal perforation (Boerhaave) primary suture through an abdomino-transhiatal approach was successful. "

12/01/2007 - "The creation of a symmetric and floppy wrap during Nissen fundoplication can be facilitated greatly by intraoperative endoscopy and may lead to improved clinical outcomes without the risk of esophageal perforation."
12/01/2005 - "The overall complication rate for laparoscopic fundoplication was 7.7% (5.7% surgical and 2% nonsurgical complications), including rates of 0.6% for esophageal perforations and 0.6% for splenic lesions. "
04/01/2002 - "Fundoplication was used in 8 patients as part of hiatus reconstruction (n = 6) or repair of esophageal perforation (n = 2). "
10/01/2001 - "Transabdominal laparoscopic esophagomyotomy with fundoplication was performed in 18 patients, and thoracoscopic esophagomyotomy without fundoplication was performed in 4. Two patients required conversion from transabdominal laparoscopic esophagomyotomy to open esophagomyotomy because of intraoperative esophageal perforation. "
04/01/1984 - "The patient was successfully treated for both esophageal perforation of GER by thoracic drainage and fundoplication. "