Affiliation:
1. Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and City Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
Abstract
Abstract
The presentation, diagnosis and management of 14 cases of spontaneous transmural oesophageal rupture have been reviewed. Analysis suggested that the classical triad of vomiting, chest pain and subcutaneous emphysema was rare (1/14) and therefore misleading. Abdominal pain and tenderness obscured the clinical picture; the temporal relationship of pain to vomiting varied and subcutaneous emphysema was uncommon (4/14). Consequently, only two cases were correctly diagnosed on presentation and diagnosis in the others was markedly delayed (average 4 days). Contrast swallow examination, when eventually performed, was diagnostic. Twelve patients underwent repair: four under 24 h, who all survived and eight over 24 h, amongst whom there were one (12·5 per cent) operative and two (25 per cent) late deaths. Conservative management was successful in the remaining two cases. Oesophageal fistula, empyema and incorrect initial surgery were common and serious complications. Management options are reviewed and their relative merits considered.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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