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- Title
Esophageal emergencies: WSES guidelines.
- Authors
Chirica, Mircea; Kelly, Michael D.; Siboni, Stefano; Aiolfi, Alberto; Riva, Carlo Galdino; Asti, Emanuele; Ferrari, Davide; Leppäniemi, Ari; ten Broek, Richard P. G.; Brichon, Pierre Yves; Kluger, Yoram; Fraga, Gustavo Pereira; Frey, Gil; Andreollo, Nelson Adami; Coccolini, Federico; Frattini, Cristina; Moore, Ernest E.; Chiara, Osvaldo; Di Saverio, Salomone; Sartelli, Massimo
- Abstract
The esophagus traverses three body compartments (neck, thorax, and abdomen) and is surrounded at each level by vital organs. Injuries to the esophagus may be classified as foreign body ingestion, caustic ingestion, esophageal perforation, and esophageal trauma. These lesions can be life-threatening either by digestive contamination of surrounding structures in case of esophageal wall breach or concomitant damage of surrounding organs. Early diagnosis and timely therapeutic intervention are the keys of successful management.
- Subjects
ESOPHAGEAL injuries; EMERGENCY medical services; FOREIGN bodies; ESOPHAGEAL perforation; EARLY diagnosis
- Publication
World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2019, Vol 14, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1749-7922
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13017-019-0245-2