International Scholarly Research Notices / 2011 / Article / Tab 1 / Clinical Study
Aggressive Surgical Treatment in Late-Diagnosed Esophageal Perforation: A Report of 11 Cases Table 1 Demographic data, primary diagnosis, delay in diagnosis, route of diagnosis, and site of perforation, sepsis, and etiology in 11 cases of esophageal perforation.
Case no. Sex Age (years) Primary Dx Delay in Dx (hour) Route of definite Dx Site of perforation Sepsis Etiology 1 Male 60 Acute myocardial infarction 72 Contrast study Middle third Yes Chicken bone 2 Male 48 Complicated empyema 8 days Contrast study Middle third Yes Spontaneous 3 Female 71 Pain after dilatation 48 Contrast study Lower third Yes Instrumentation SCC** 4 Female 73 48 Contrast study Middle third Yes Instrumentation (peptic stricture) 5 Female 66 T.E.F± 72 Contrast study Middle third Yes Instrumentation SCC† 6 Male 10 — 24 Contrast Cervical No Fish bone 7 Female 60 Pancreatitis 4 days Contrast Lower third Yes Instrumentation adenocarcinoma 8 Male 88 Empyema 6 day Oral Methylene Bleu Middle third Yes Instrumentation SCC† 9 Male 80 Empyema 10 days Methylene Bleu Middle third No Spontaneous 10 Male 52 — 12 Contrast Lower third Yes Spontaneous 11 Male 28 — 12 Direct exploration Cervical Yes Penetrating trauma
SCC: squamous cell carcinoma, Dx: diagnosis, TEF: transesophageal fistula.