[An unrecognized oesophageal rupture].
Perforation of the abdominal oesophagus from blunt trauma is an extremely rare injury. We report a case of an initially unrecognized oesophageal injury. The patient underwent an immediate laparotomy for haemorrhagic shock. The diagnosis was made by tomodensitometry and was delayed by modified radiological interpretation secondary to laparotomy. Finally, the outcome was favourable.
Keller
G
G
Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, hospices civils de Lyon, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, Lyon cedex 03, France.
Calleja
G
G
Floccard
B
B
Gruner
L
L
Allaouchiche
B
B
D000328:Adult; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications