The esophagus traverses three body compartments (neck, thorax, and abdomen) and is surrounded at each level by vital organs. Injuries to the esophagus may be classified as foreign body ingestion, caustic ingestion, esophageal perforation, and esophageal trauma. These lesions can be life-threatening either by digestive contamination of surrounding structures in case of esophageal wall breach or concomitant damage of surrounding organs. Early diagnosis and timely therapeutic intervention are the keys of successful management.

Esophageal emergencies : WSES guidelines / M. Chirica, M.D. Kelly, S. Siboni, A. Aiolfi, C.G. Riva, E. Asti, D. Ferrari, A. Leppaniemi, R.P.G. Ten Broek, P.Y. Brichon, Y. Kluger, G.P. Fraga, G. Frey, N.A. Andreollo, F. Coccolini, C. Frattini, E.E. Moore, O. Chiara, S. Di Saverio, M. Sartelli, D. Weber, L. Ansaloni, W. Biffl, H. Corte, I. Wani, G. Baiocchi, P. Cattan, F. Catena, L. Bonavina. - In: WORLD JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY SURGERY. - ISSN 1749-7922. - 14:1(2019 Mar), pp. 26.1-26.15. [10.1186/s13017-019-0245-2]

Esophageal emergencies : WSES guidelines

E. Asti;F. Coccolini;C. Frattini;O. Chiara;L. Bonavina
2019

Abstract

The esophagus traverses three body compartments (neck, thorax, and abdomen) and is surrounded at each level by vital organs. Injuries to the esophagus may be classified as foreign body ingestion, caustic ingestion, esophageal perforation, and esophageal trauma. These lesions can be life-threatening either by digestive contamination of surrounding structures in case of esophageal wall breach or concomitant damage of surrounding organs. Early diagnosis and timely therapeutic intervention are the keys of successful management.
Caustic ingestion; Emergency management; Esophageal perforation; Esophageal trauma; Foreign body ingestion
Settore MED/18 - Chirurgia Generale
mar-2019
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