[An update on esophageal perforation].
Esophageal perforation is a complicated clinical entity that demands a high level of diagnostic and therapeutic skills. The management alternatives vary from conservative treatment to esophagectomy, including primary suture and esophageal exclusion. This paper is a review of the literature and personal experience with this condition, focusing on etiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic workout, treatment, complications and mortality. Finally, we propose a management algorithm.
Braghetto
Italo
I
Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile. ibraghet@redclinica.uchile.cl
Rodríguez
Alberto
A
Csendes
Attila
A
Korn
Owen
O
D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans