Esophageal foreign body perforation: report of an unusual case and review of the literature.
This report describes a patient with a foreign body esophageal perforation in whom the usual clinical symptoms of respiratory distress and severe chest pain as well as obvious abnormalities on x-rays of the chest and esophagus were not present. The possible subtle nature of esophageal perforation is emphasized and the evaluation of such cases is reviewed.
D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography