title: [Rupture of the thoracic esophagus by compressed air].
abstract: A case of rupture of the oesophagus due to the accidental passage of compressed air through the mouth is reported. Two longitudinal lacerations were present in the thoracic oesophagus; they were treated by radical oesophagectomy cervical oesophagostomy and gastrostomy for feeding. Reconstruction was made by retrosternal coloplasty. The course of the patient was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital Virgen del Castillo, Yecla Murcia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mansilla Molina
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martín Díaz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martínez Gómez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García Lozano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López Conesa
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Martín Lorenzo
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture
vernacular_title: Estallido del esófago torácico por aire comprimido.