Esophageal Rupture

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Background

  • Esophageal rupture
  • d/t incr pressure of low chest/abd= tear in esoph

Diagnosis

  • esophageal inj is rare but bad & hard dx to make
  • suspect if L htx or ptx w/o rib fx, or pneumomediastinum,

Treatment

  • Controversial if no sx
  • Consider prophy aby
  • Surgical consult

See Also

Thoracic Trauma