Benmoussa Mounir, Jarboui Slim, Bentemime Lassaad, Krichen Ahmed, Ben Slimane Tahar, Abdesselem Mohamed Morched, Zaouche Abdeljalil
Service Chirurgie A, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis.
Tunis Med. 2004 Mar;82(3):311-5.
Closed traumatic rupture of the esophagus is uncommon. Early diagnosis and effective treatment are necessary to avoid death or serious illness. We report a case of a low thoracic rupture after blunt trauma diagnosed at the stage of esophago pleural fistula and mediastinal collection. The patient underwent a bipolar-exclusion of the esophagus. The digestive continuity was restored by a retrosternal coloplasty and an oesophagectomy was performed afterwards. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was in a good health three years after operation.
