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Spontaneous perforation of the cervical oesophagus
Author(s) -
McGovern Mark,
Egerton Michael J
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1991.tb121092.x
Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , polydipsia , surgery , materials science , punching , metallurgy , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
A case of spontaneous perforation of the cervical oesophagus is presented. It appears to be the tenth such case in the worldmedical literature, and the first to be reported from the Southern Hemisphere. The need for awareness of this pathologic entity Is stressed, and cold water polydipsia is suggested as a diagnostic marker.