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Home > West Medicine > Surgery > Thoracic Surgery

Classroom classification

百科

Esophageal injury

心胸外科

Common symptoms

创伤、胸痛、吞咽时胸痛

The pathology of disease

Esophageal injury is penetrating/blunt/traumatic/iaticgenic; perforation; mediastinitis.

Common Symptoms

Chest pain; subcutaneous emphysema; fever; dysphagia

Causes

Endoscopy; foreign body; trauma; vomiting (Boerhaave).

Treatment

NPO; antibiotics; surgery/stent

Prevention

Careful endoscopy.

Recommended Department

It is recommended to visit the thoracic surgery department; before the visit you may first book an appointment and connect with experts through this platform.

Warm reminder: The above information is provided for health education reference only and cannot replace professional medical diagnosis. If you have related symptoms, please seek care at a regular hospital in time.

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