Canbay G, Bertrand X. [Mediastinitis on oesphagal perforation].
REVUE MEDICALE DE LIEGE 2017;
72:121-125. [PMID:
28387488]
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Abstract
Vomiting is less benign than it seems … Esophageal perforations and ruptures cause the contents of the esophageal lumen to leak into the cervical retroesophageal space, the mediastinum or the abdomen, which can trigger, among other adverse events, a mediastinitis, the diagnosis of which is difficult and should be established as promptly as possible. It's a rare pathology involving a high risk of diagnostic errors.
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