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Blast injury to the thoracic esophagus
A A Guth1, T H Gouge, H J Depan
1Department of Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|May 1, 1991
Abstract:
Blast injury causing pneumatic disruption of the esophagus is a rare and potentially lethal injury. The mortality and morbidity rate are high unless the injury is promptly recognized and treated. Our experience with a midesophageal perforation resulting from a blast injury emphasizes the importance of awareness of this condition and of the chest radiograph in making an early diagnosis.