A case report of esophageal perforation: Complication of nasogastric tube placement

Patient: Male, 70 Final Diagnosis: Esophageal perforation Symptoms: Abdominal pain • nausea • vomiting Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Surgery OBJECTIVE: Unusual clinical course BACKGROUND: Esophageal perforation is a well-defined and severe clinical condition. There are several etiol...

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Autores principales: Isik, Arda, Firat, Deniz, Peker, Kemal, Sayar, Ilyas, Idiz, Oguz, Soytürk, Mehmet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4010621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24803977
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.890260
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Sumario:Patient: Male, 70 Final Diagnosis: Esophageal perforation Symptoms: Abdominal pain • nausea • vomiting Medication: — 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. CASE REPORT: 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.

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