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Retraction Note to: Conservative management for an esophageal perforation in a patient presented with delayed diagnosis: a case report

2010; BioMed Central; Volume: 3; Issue: S1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/s13257-016-9000-9

1757-1626

Konstantinos Tsalis, Konstantinos Blouhos, Dimitrios Kapetanos, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Charalampos Lazaridis,

Tracheal and airway disorders

Esophageal perforation is a serious condition with a high mortality rate. Successful therapy depends on the size of the rupture; the time elapsed between rupture and diagnosis, and the underlying health of the patient. Common causes of esophageal perforation include medical instrumentation, foreign-body ingestion, and trauma. A case of esophageal perforation due to fish bone ingestion in a 67-year-old male is described here, with a review of the pertinent literature. The patient presented with chest pain, fever and right-sided pleural effusion. Initial evaluation was nondiagnostic. The water-soluble contrast swallow test showed no evidence of leakage. Computed tomography scan demonstrated a pneumomediastinum, and right-sided hydropneumothorax. The patient was successfully treated using conservative measures.