Document Type
Case Report
Department
General Surgery; Cardiothoracic Surgery; Medical College Pakistan
Abstract
Esophageal perforation is a serious condition with a high mortality rate. Management strategy of such a patient depends on the extent of perforation and the time interval between perforation and diagnosis. The use of a T tube to treat delayed esophageal perforation with complete resolution and no need for future definitive surgery has been less frequently described. We adapted this principle in successful management of a 73 year old patient with four days history of fever, shortness of breath, chest pain and radiological evidence of perforation.
Publication ( Name of Journal)
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Recommended Citation
Qadir, I.,
Zafar, H.,
Khan, M. Z.,
Sharif, H. M.
(2011). T-tube management of late esophageal perforation. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 61(4), 418-420.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_gen/19