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Successful treatment for a delay-diagnosed esophageal perforation with deep neck infection, mediastinitis, empyema, and sepsis.(Letter to the editor)
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Southern Medical Journal
- Article date:
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July 1, 2007
- Author:
- Wang, Liang-Tsai; Lee, Shih-Chun; Tzao, Ching; Chang, Hung; Cheng, Yeung-Leung
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To the Editor: Perforation of the esophagus is a formidable challenge. Successful therapy for esophageal perforation depends on the length of the perforation itself, the time elapsed between rupture and diagnosis, and the underlying health of the patient. Location and size of the perforation, delayed diagnosis, and delay in initiating treatment are the main factors contributing to poor survival rates. (1) Here we describe our experience of successful treatment for a delayed esophageal perforation, due to an ingested fish bone, complicated with severe comorbidities.
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