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Review
. 2005 Oct;133(10):1233-41.
doi: 10.4067/s0034-98872005001000014. Epub 2005 Dec 5.

[An update on esophageal perforation]

[Article in Spanish]
Italo Braghetto  1 , Alberto Rodríguez, Attila Csendes, Owen Korn
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Review

[An update on esophageal perforation]

[Article in Spanish]
Italo Braghetto et al. Rev Med Chil. 2005 Oct.

Abstract

Esophageal perforation is a complicated clinical entity that demands a high level of diagnostic and therapeutic skills. The management alternatives vary from conservative treatment to esophagectomy, including primary suture and esophageal exclusion. This paper is a review of the literature and personal experience with this condition, focusing on etiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic workout, treatment, complications and mortality. Finally, we propose a management algorithm.

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