title: Blunt trauma patient with esophageal perforation.
abstract: Traumatic perforation of the esophagus due to blunt trauma is a rare thoracic emergency. The most common causes of esophageal perforation are iatrogenic, and the upper cervical esophageal region is the most often injured. Diagnosis is frequently determined late, and mortality is therefore high. This case report presents a young woman who was admitted to the emergency department (ED) with esophageal perforation after having fallen from a high elevation. Esophageal perforation was diagnosed via thoracoabdominal tomography with ingestion of oral contrast. The present report discusses alternative techniques for diagnosing esophageal perforation in a multitrauma patient.
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nese C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Oray
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Semra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sivrikaya
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Basak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bayram
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Department of Genergal Surgery, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tufan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Egeli
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dicle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*