SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA OF THE LOWER-EXTREMITY SECONDARY TO A PERFORATED ESOPHAGEAL-CARCINOMA

Authors
JAGER GJ JOOSTEN F VANDENBERKMORTEL FW SALEMANS JMJI
Citation
Gj. Jager et al., SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA OF THE LOWER-EXTREMITY SECONDARY TO A PERFORATED ESOPHAGEAL-CARCINOMA, Abdominal imaging, 20(1), 1995, pp. 23-25
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Abdominal imaging → ACNP
ISSN journal
09428925
Volume
20
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
23 - 25
Database
ISI
SICI code
0942-8925(1995)20:1<23:SEOTLS>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The psoas muscle is a potential pathway of disease from the mediastinu m to the leg. We describe a case of subcutaneous emphysema of the lowe r extremity due to a perforated esophageal carcinoma in a 58-year-old man.