Lauren A Raff, Eric A Schinnerer, Rebecca G Maine, Jan Jansen, Matthew R Noorbakhsh, Zachary Spigel, Eric Campion, Julia Coleman, Syed Saquib, Joseph T Carroll, Lewis E Jacobson, Jamie Williams, Andrew Joseph Young, Jose Pascual, Sigrid Burruss, Darnell Gordon, Bryce R H Robinson, Jeffry Nahmias, Matthew E Kutcher, Nikolay Bugaev, Kokila Jeyamurugan, Patrick Bosarge
BACKGROUND: Traumatic esophageal perforation is rare and associated with significant morbidity and mortality. There is substantial variability in diagnosis and treatment. Esophageal stents have been increasingly used for nontraumatic perforation; however, stenting for traumatic perforation is not yet standard of care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate current management of traumatic esophageal perforation to assess the frequency of and complications associated with esophageal stenting...
October 2020: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery