title: Treatment of an esophageal perforation with enteral alimentation and transgastric drainage: case report.
abstract: Esophageal perforation with abscess formation has traditionally been approached surgically. A case report of percutaneous drainage of an esophageal perforation is presented. The drainage was performed in conjunction with a percutaneous gastrostomy. One catheter was placed initially in the gastric fundus for drainage and a second catheter was advanced through the gastroesophageal junction, through the perforation, and into the abscess. This management resulted in healing of the abscess cavity and sealing of the perforation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02238.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Rogoff
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications