Spontaneous oesophageal perforation in a newborn.
A case of spontaneous cervical oesophageal perforation forming a pseudodiverticulum in a 3.6 kg. neonate who presented with poor sucking and fever, is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by chest x-ray. 83 reported cases of transoesophageal perforation were reviewed, pseudodiverticulum of the oesophagus was documented in 9 cases only; of the 83 reported cases, 14 had spontaneous oesophageal perforation.
Jawad
A J
AJ
Division of Paediatric Surgery, Medical College and King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
al-Muzrachi
A M
AM
al-Samarrai
A I
AI
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous