Ja. Cordero et al., DISTAL ESOPHAGEAL RUPTURE AFTER EXTERNAL BLUNT TRAUMA - REPORT OF 2 CASES, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 42(2), 1997, pp. 321-322
Thoracic esophageal rupture secondary to blunt trauma is an extremely
rare injury, with only six reported cases in the world literature, We
report two cases with unique presentations of rupture of the distal th
oracic esophagus after blunt trauma, Both patients were treated initia
lly by wide mediastinal drainage and primary repair, One patient devel
oped an anastomotic leak and required esophageal stapling and proximal
end-cervical esophagostomy. Both patients survived.