Unconventional surgery for thoracic esophageal rupture with empyema and mediastinitis: a case report and literature review

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Case Report

Yong-jun Deng¹  Jian-bin Zou¹  Huan-peng Liu¹ 

[1] Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University (The Second People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Eye Hospital), 650021, Kunming, Yunnan Province, P.R. China;

关键词: Esophageal rupture;    Surgical treatment;    High pressure gas;    Esophagogastrostomy;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13019-023-02208-2

 received in 2022-09-29, accepted in 2023-04-02,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Treatment of esophageal perforation or rupture is complicated and controversial, especially in advanced cases. In fact, it is generally accepted that this disease must be treated individually according to the location, causes and clinical features of rupture or perforation. A very rare case was admitted to our department, who was injured 5 days ago by high-pressure gas of a running air compressor and resulted in a long-term longitudinal rupture of the thoracic esophagus. Although the patient suffered from empyema and mediastinitis at the same time, and his condition was very serious, the debridement and desquamation of empyema were still implemented, followed by left thoracic esophagectomy and left neck approach esophagogastrostomy in the same period successfully. The patient got a good result finally.

【 授权许可】

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