Saturday 27 June 2015

Esophageal perforation.

An elderly person accidentally ate a tablet along with its foil followed by severe chest pain.



Gastrograffin swallow study  was done-


There was a esopahegal tear with leak into the right pleural space. It was managed conservatively. After 1 month he developed right sided empyema. So the tear was sealed by a  plugging device. Gastrograffin swallow done after the procedure did not reveal any leak.

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