Repair of ruptured oesophagus. A case report.
Oesophageal perforation or rupture is a serious condition. Delayed diagnosis is associated with high mortality rate. A method of repair is described, used to cover a lower oesophageal tear with high gastric fundoplication in three cases with delayed diagnosis (greater than 12 h), two of which survived.
D000368:Aged; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000601:surgery; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005748:Gastric Fundus / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture / Q000601:surgery