Instrumental perforation of the oesophagus A ten year study from two ENT clinics

Abstract

AbstractDuring the 10-year period 1972–1981, 3,688 and 867 oesophagoscopies were performed at two ENT clinics of a university hospital and of a country hospital with an incidence of oesophageal perforation of 0.8 per cent and 1.1 per cent respectively.Rigid instruments were used in all cases, most often in combination with dilatation of a benign stricture.