As for a left thoracotomy, the patient is placed ... It is at this level that an esophageal perforation is most likely to occur. The risk is particularly high in patients who have undergone ...

An esophageal perforation is usually repaired surgically. The condition can be life-threatening if it’s left untreated. The esophagus is a long tube that connects your mouth to your stomach.

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 ...

On the whole, this procedure is technically simpler than a left thoracoscopic myotomy: because there is no need to go through the esophagogastric junction, perforation, postoperative dysphagia ...