Spontaneous oesophageal rupture: a diagnostic challenge in resource-limited setting

Spontaneous oesophageal rupture after swallowing a bolus of food is a very rare condition. In resource-limited settings, it is very challenging to diagnose this condition especially when its presentation is atypical. Its prognosis is very poor when diagnosis is delayed due to risk of mediastinitis....

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Autores principales: Shao, Elichilia R., Joseph, Pantaleo M., Slootweg, Piet, Mkwizu, Elifuraha W., Kilonzo, Kajiru G., Mwasamwaja, Amos O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4584513/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26421158
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omv048
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Sumario:Spontaneous oesophageal rupture after swallowing a bolus of food is a very rare condition. In resource-limited settings, it is very challenging to diagnose this condition especially when its presentation is atypical. Its prognosis is very poor when diagnosis is delayed due to risk of mediastinitis. We report a case of 37-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital complaining of sudden onset of chest tightness and pain after a meal 8 h prior to admission. Urgent chest radiograph revealed right hydropneumothorax with collapsed lung. Water-seal drainage was established gushing 1200 ml of food materials. Definitive diagnosis of oesophageal rupture was reached after post-mortem.

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