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[Rupture of the distal thoracic esophagus by closed trauma]
P R Dupont Le Priol1, S B Leroux, C F Aquilina
1Service de Radiologie, CHRU, BP 69, Clermont-Ferrand Cedex.
Gastroenterologie Clinique Et Biologique
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
Closed traumatic rupture of the esophagus is uncommon, usually located in the upper third of the esophagus. We report a case occurring in the lower third. This diagnosis must be envisaged when faced with delayed clinical and radiological signs. The prognosis is severe and the therapeutic decisions are controversial.