title: Treatment of Esophageal Perforation: A Single-Center Expertise.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Esophageal perforation is a rare diagnosis, which is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. There is only small scientific background regarding the best choice of treatment. Parameters indicating a good clinical outcome seem to be localization, depth of the defect, pre-existing risk factors, and time interval between the event and start of treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluate retrospective data from 39 patients who were treated with a esophageal perforation in our hospital between 2004 and 2012.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our collected data agree with the available published literature. Endoscopic treatment seems to be favorable in early diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department for General and Visceral Surgery, Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany troja.achim@klinikum-oldenburg.de.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Troja
authors.affiliation: Department for General and Visceral Surgery, Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Käse
authors.affiliation: Department for General and Visceral Surgery, Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: El-Sourani
authors.affiliation: Department for General and Visceral Surgery, Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miftode
authors.affiliation: Department for General and Visceral Surgery, Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Raab
authors.affiliation: Department for General and Visceral Surgery, Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Antolovic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Esophageal perforation; esophagectomy; stenting