title: A case report of esophageal perforation: Complication of nasogastric tube placement.
abstract: METHODS
  Male, 70 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Esophageal perforation Symptoms: Abdominal pain • nausea • vomiting
  
  
  METHODS
  - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Surgery.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Unusual clinical course.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Esophageal perforation is a well-defined and severe clinical condition. There are several etiologies of esophagus perforation.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 70-year-old Caucasian man who underwent an emergency cholecystectomy due to acute cholecystitis. Two days after surgery, his condition deteriorated. Thorax computerized tomography revealed an esophageal perforation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Esophageal perforation due to nasogastric application is relatively rare but the consequences are potentially serious. The anatomy of the upper gastrointestinal system should be understood by all healthcare professionals involved in the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Arda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Isik
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Firat
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peker
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ilyas
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sayar
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Yunak State Hospital, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Idiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soytürk
keywords: Emergency Surgery; Nasogastric Tube; Osephagus Perforation