An esophageal perforation is a hole in the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube that food and liquids pass through on the way from your mouth to your stomach. Perforation of the esophagus is ...

An esophageal perforation is a tear or hole in the esophagus. While it is uncommon, the condition is serious and requires immediate treatment. The esophagus is the tube that passes food and ...

primary esophageal motility disorders (PEMDs), and esophageal perforations. Certain drugs can also cause this problem.

Doctors report a case of cervical cellulitis and mediastinitis following esophageal perforation with a chicken bone. The impacted bone was extracted under rigid esophagoscopy and the esophageal ...

What’s worse than a frog in your throat? How about a whole octopus? Doctors were flabbergasted after discovering that a Singapore man’s throat discomfort was caused by an eight-legged mollusk ...

As most of the sensationalized stories will admit if you read past the headline, that man experienced a rare surgical emergency called spontaneous esophageal perforation, which according to the ...

Although an esophagoscopy is generally a safe procedure, more serious risks include perforation of the esophagus, infection, or internal bleeding. This article discusses the possible risks of ...

Iatrogenic perforation of cancer of the esophagus or the gastroesophageal (GE) junction is a severe complication. Its incidence has increased most likely because of more aggressive palliative ...

Complications can include pain, bleeding, or a slit in your esophagus. The complications of bleeding and perforation of the esophagus are very rare. Researchers have not found that diet and nutrition ...

SPONTANEOUS perforation of the aorta by a benign esophageal ulcer has not been reported. As a surgical complication such a perforation has been described in 3 cases. Merindino and Emerson 1 ...