title: [Diagnosis and treatment of esophagus perforation caused by esophageal foreign bodies].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Summarize the treatment skills of esophagus perforation caused by esophageal foreign bodies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospectively analyze the seven cases of esophagus foreign body perforation with various complications in our department.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Six cases recovered in 3 to 18 days after operation, on average 14.2 day, while one case recovered in 49 days by conservative method.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Foreign bodies removing, fistulae repairing, abscess incising, effusion rinsing, effective antibiotics administrating and support treatment are effective to treat esophagus perforation caused by esophageal foreign bodies. It will take a relative long time to be treated only by conservative way.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the General Hospital of PLA, Beijing, 100853, China.
authors.forename: Yihui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Xuwu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Weimin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Riyuan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shiming
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Rongguang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies