Esophageal perforation following bite of inner tube of automobile tyre: An unusual cause of barotrauma | Zendy

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Esophageal perforation following bite of inner tube of automobile tyre: An unusual cause of barotrauma

Author(s) -

YS Kadian,

Shalini Agarwal,

KN Rattan,

Nityasha Nityasha

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 1998-3891

pISSN - 0971-9261

DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.69142

Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , perforation , respiratory distress , esophagus , pneumomediastinum , chest radiograph , surgery , radiography , airway , intubation , endotracheal tube , extravasation , left main bronchus , gastrostomy , radiology , bronchoscopy , materials science , punching , immunology , metallurgy

An 8-year-old child presented with severe chest pain and respiratory distress after he accidentally bit an automobile tyre tube which burst into his mouth. The chest radiograph revealed left-sided pneumothorax. Both esophagogram and computed tomogram (CT) scan revealed a perforation of the distal third of esophagus with extravasation of contrast on left side. The patient was treated conservatively with gastrostomy feeds and antibiotics for 5 weeks with a good response.

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