title: Oesophageal rupture due to air-blast injury in children: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Perforation of the oesophagus is a surgical emergency that is usually lethal if untreated and commonly fatal if treatment is delayed. The most common type of trauma causing oesophageal perforation is a penetrating injury. Oesophageal ruptures due to external blunt or air-blast injuries are very rare. We report for the first time a case of oesophageal rupture related to air-blast injury to the chest and upper abdomen in a child.
authors.affiliation: SSK Ankara Hospital, Paediatric Surgery Clinic, Turkey.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Başaklar
mesh_terms: D000399:Air Pressure; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries*; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000601:surgery; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D007582:Jejunostomy; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D013907:Thoracostomy; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate