title: [Video-assisted thoracic surgery for spontaneous rupture of the esophagus].
abstract: A spontaneous rupture of the esophagus occurs rarely, and its mortality rate is relative high if it was lately diagnosed, or treated. We here report the case of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus which were successfully treated with omentopexy under the video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery II, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moroga
authors.forename: Mirei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamei
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takeno
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Katsunobu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawahara
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000209:etiology; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009852:Omentum / Q000637:transplantation; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted