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An esophageal perforation is a tear or hole in the esophagus. While it is uncommon, the condition is serious and requires immediate treatment. The esophagus is the tube that passes food and liquids ...

An esophageal perforation is a hole in the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube that food and liquids pass through on the way from your mouth to your stomach. Perforation of the esophagus is uncommon, ...

A new procedure can now treat esophageal perforations (holes in the esophagus) when caught early, therefore greatly reducing mortality rates. These holes in the esophagus can occur when undergoing ...

Udupi: Kasturba Hospital in Manipal has made a significant advancement in the treatment of esophageal perforation. Recently, an elderly patient was admitted to the medical gastroenterology unit with a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . These full-thickness tears of the esophagus typically occur after violent vomiting and retching, Mergener said.

Management of ingested foreign bodies is a common clinical encounter. Complications of this pathology are dependent on a patient's age, the nature and localization of the foreign body, the presence of ...