title: A "wandering bullet" in the thoracic esophagus.
abstract: This paper describes a patient with a perforation of the thoracic esophagus that was not recognized for 30 hours. Curiously, this patient did well without surgical intervention. Therapeutic considerations for thoracic and cervical esophageal perforations are discusses.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000150:complications*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013270:Stomach / Q000293:injuries*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*