Clinical Study
Aggressive Surgical Treatment in Late-Diagnosed Esophageal Perforation: A Report of 11 Cases
Table 2
Type of operation, complication, hospital stay and patients outcome in 11 cases of esophageal perforation.
| | Case no. | Type of operation | Complication | Hospital stay (day) ICU | Outcome at time of reporting |
| | 1 | T.T.E reconstruction with stomach± | Leakage of anastamosis − − | 8/25 | Alive (5 years) | | 2 | Primary repair with reinforcement | Sepsis and death | | | | 3 | T.T.E reconstruction with stomach | None | 5/13 | Died after 2 years | | 4 | T.T.E reconstruction with stomach | None | 6/14 | Alive (3 years) | | 5 | T.T.E reconstruction with stomach | None | 6/15 | Died after 18 months | | 6 | Primary | None | 2/7 | Alive (3 years) | | 7 | T.T.E reconstruction with stomach | Delayed extubation (tracheostomy) | 30/43 | Alive (8 months) | | 8 | Chest tube and jejunostomy tube | | | Expired two weeks after | | 9 | T.T.E reconstruction with stomach | ARF†—delayed extubation | 21/36 | Alive (12 months) | | 10 | Primary repairreinforcement with intercostal muscle flap | None | 3/10 | Alive (14 months) | | 11 | Primary repair and drainage | None | 2/7 | Alive (10 months) |
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†Acute renal failure, ±transthoracic esophagectomy and reconstruction with stomach.
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