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Treatment of Phlegmonous Esophagitis Combined with Mediastinitis  

I, Ho-Seok (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine)
Park, Chin-Su (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine)
Kim, Yeong-Dae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.40, no.10, 2007 , pp. 711-714 More about this Journal
Abstract
Phlegmonous esophagitis is a disorder in which bacterial infection occurs in the submucosal and muscular layers of the esophagus. This malady is very rare and it is usually associated with high mortality. A 69-year-old male was admitted with chest pain and fever he'd experienced for 7 days. The chest computerized tomography scan revealed mediastinal widening, circumferential esophageal thickening, an air shadow along the esophagus and right pleural effusion. Drainage and debridement of the mediastinum and primary repair of the perforated esophageal muscular layer through a right thoracotomy was done immediately. Further surgical treatment was not performed. He had a good oral intake without dysphagia or esophageal leakage at discharge.
Keywords
Esophageal perforation; Esophagitis; Mediastinitis; Surgery;
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