Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus: contribution to the national casuistry
The 4th. case of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus reported in Uruguay is presented. This is the first patient with an early diagnosis, 7 hours after the onset of theclinical symptomatology. This surgery was rendered possible within what is classically regarded as th...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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2020
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| Online Access: | https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/2026 |
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| Summary: | The 4th. case of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus reported in Uruguay is presented. This is the first patient with an early diagnosis, 7 hours after the onset of theclinical symptomatology. This surgery was rendered possible within what is classically regarded as the useful 12 hours span ( this patient was operated on within 7 hours).Conventional positive diagnosis was substantiated by a good anamnesis, phisical examination and above all, a chest X ray which, toghther with the thoracocentesis,confirmed the condition. From the above, the following conclusions are inferable: in the presence of a patient with an acute abdominal or retrosternal picture, accompanied by a state of severe, persistent collapse, unamenable to medication, serial X ray studies of the abdomen and chest (front, profile and oblique) are necessary in arder to detect the early signs of this most severe condiction. |
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