title: [Esophageal perforation: prognostic factors].
abstract: Esophageal ruptures are amongst the severest of the digestive tract. We report a retrospective study of 30 cases (15 men and 15 women) aged 17 to 85, collected between 1976 and 1987. The group of risk is constituted by patients aged 60 and up, presenting an underlying esophageal illness. The endoscopic etiology of the perforation is as severe as the one of surgical or spontaneous origins. Medical treatment is considered only if the perforation is inferior to 2 cm, extra-thoracic, without an associated pleural effusion and without an associated esophageal illness. When surgical treatment of a primary suture is done, it is the most important factor to protect the suture by a patch.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Cuttat
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vischoff
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Perforation de l'oesophage: facteurs pronostiques.