title: [Treatment of a neglected traumatic perforation of the cervical esophagus by a muscular flap from the sterno-cleido-mastoid muscle. Apropos of a case].
abstract: The diagnosis and management of oesophageal perforation is quite a problem. When the perforation is diagnosed early, treatment is easy with subsequently good results. When the diagnosis is delayed, treatment become complex, with a morbidity rate of about 35% and a high morbidity. This simple case report, describe the use of a sternocleido-mastoid muscle flap in the repair of a traumatic cervical oesophageal perforation with important loss of substance.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie, Hôpital Général de Yaoundé, Cameroun.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pagbe
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andze
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Nguimbous
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Edzoa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003829:Denture, Partial / Q000009:adverse effects; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D013524:Surgical Flaps
vernacular_title: Traitement d'une perforation traumatique négligée de l'oesophage cervical par plastie musculaire du sterno-cléidomastoïdien. A propos d'un cas.