Open AccessEndoscopic management of an unexpected cause of esophageal perforation
Author(s) -
Defeng Li,
Zefeng Xu,
Lisheng Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2021.8084/2021
Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , general surgery , punching , metallurgy , materials science
A 46-year-old male complained of epigastric pain for 3 months with no prior history of disease. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) revealed a submucosal tumor (SMT) adjacent to a diverticulum in the lower esophagus.