Pomeranz Kaila, Mohr Nicholas
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Emergency Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.
Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2018 Jul 16;2(3):255-257. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2018.6.38088. eCollection 2018 Aug.
Esophageal perforation is a rare condition with high rates of mortality if not recognized quickly. This is a case of a 67-year-old male with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He had one failed intubation attempt prior to arrival. On postmortem autopsy it was discovered that in addition to significant head trauma he also had an esophageal and gastric rupture.
食管穿孔是一种罕见的疾病,如果不能迅速识别,死亡率很高。这是一例67岁男性,头部有一处自伤枪伤。他在到达之前有一次插管尝试失败。尸检发现,除了严重的头部创伤外,他还存在食管和胃破裂。