title: [Mediastinitis on oesphagal perforation].
abstract: Vomiting is less benign than it seems … Esophageal perforations and ruptures cause the contents of the esophageal lumen to leak into the cervical retroesophageal space, the mediastinum or the abdomen, which can trigger, among other adverse events, a mediastinitis, the diagnosis of which is difficult and should be established as promptly as possible. It's a rare pathology involving a high risk of diagnostic errors.
authors.affiliation: Service des Urgences, CHR Citadelle, Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Canbay
authors.affiliation: Service des Urgences, CHR Citadelle, Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bertrand
mesh_terms: D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014839:Vomiting / Q000150:complications*
keywords:  Esophageal rupture ;  Mediastinitis;  Subcutaneous emphysema ;  Thoracic pain ; Vomiting 