title: [Rupture of the low thoracic esophagus after blast trauma].
abstract: Closed traumatic rupture of the esophagus is uncommon. Early diagnosis and effective treatment are necessary to avoid death or serious illness. We report a case of a low thoracic rupture after blunt trauma diagnosed at the stage of esophago pleural fistula and mediastinal collection. The patient underwent a bipolar-exclusion of the esophagus. The digestive continuity was restored by a retrosternal coloplasty and an oesophagectomy was performed afterwards. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was in a good health three years after operation.
authors.affiliation: Service Chirurgie A, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis.
authors.forename: Mounir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benmoussa
authors.forename: Slim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jarboui
authors.forename: Lassaad
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bentemime
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krichen
authors.forename: Tahar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ben Slimane
authors.forename: Mohamed Morched
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Abdesselem
authors.forename: Abdeljalil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaouche
mesh_terms: D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D004946:Esophagostomy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D007582:Jejunostomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012421:Rupture; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Rupture de l'oesophage thoracique distal par effet blast.