title: Oesophageal perforation: a rare complication of minor blunt trauma.
abstract: Oesophageal perforation following blunt trauma is rare and accounts for less than 10% of all oesophageal ruptures. Review of published reports revealed only two cases of isolated oesophageal perforation after minor blunt trauma, and these were as a direct result of the Heimlich manoeuvre. This paper describes a case of perforation of the oesophagus as an isolated injury following blunt minor trauma.
authors.affiliation: Poole Hospital NHS Trust, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Cumberbatch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reichl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*