[A case of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus: the characteristic CT findings].
A 75-year-old man was seen in the Emergency Room of our hospital because of chest pain after drinking beer and vomiting. Chest radiography showed pleural effusion in the left pleural space. The drained effusion contained digested food. A chest CT scan demonstrated mediastinal emphysema and an esophageal tear. The contrast esophagogram confirmed the diagnosis of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus. The characteristic CT findings of esophageal tear could have been used alone for the diagnosis, without esophagography.
Kenmotsu
Hirotsugu
H
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fujisawa City Hospital.
Nishikawa
Masanori
M
Okamura
Mayumi
M
Suzuki
Yuzo
Y
Sakamoto
Hiroshi
H
Kido
Yasuhiro
Y
Hasegawa
Hideyuki
H
D000368:Aged; D004630:Emergencies; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed