title: Barotraumatic oesophageal perforation with bilateral tension pneumothorax.
abstract: Barotraumatic oesophageal perforation with bilateral tension pneumothorax is extremely rare and this is a first case reported in the literature. The possibility of the oesophageal perforation due to high-pressure gas flow should be kept in mind and the standard of diagnosis is oesophagography.
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma and Surgical Emergency, Department of Surgery, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, I-Lan city, 26042, Taiwan, ROC. maxchien@mail2000.com.tw
authors.forename: Li-Chien
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chien
authors.forename: Hong-Tai
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Yi-Pin
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Chou
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D015505:Chest Tubes; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005773:Gastroscopy; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation; D007582:Jejunostomy; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012421:Rupture; D013907:Thoracostomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome