Laparoscopic transhiatal suture closure for spontaneous esophageal rupture: a case report

Laparoscopic transhiatal suture closure for spontaneous esophageal rupture: a case report

Abstract Background Spontaneous esophageal rupture is a rare but serious disease with high mortality. Conservative treatment and endoscopic therapy have been reported, but surgical treatment is still a basic modality of therapy. In addition to thoracotomy, recent studies have reported treatment with...

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Main Authors: Shunsuke Hayakawa, Akira Mitsui, Yuko Kato, Shota Morimoto, Kaori Watanabe, Tomonari Shamoto, Takehiro Wakasugi, Yoshiyuki Kuwabara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-10-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Spontaneous esophageal rupture
Boerhaave’s syndrome
Esophagus
Laparoscopy
Transhiatal approach
Suture closure
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0711-9

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