Esophageal Stent Placement for the Treatment of Iatrogenic Intrathoracic Esophageal Perforation Richard K. Freeman, MD, Jaclyn M. Van Woerkom, RN, BSN, Anthony J. Ascioti, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 83, Issue 6, Pages 2003-2008 (June 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.02.025 Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Gastrografin esophagram of a patient displaying a distal, intrathoracic esophageal perforation. The brisk extravasation of contrast can be seen flowing over the dome of the left hemidiaphragm in the pleural space. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, 2003-2008DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.02.025) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Endoscopic finding displaying the esophageal perforation recognized on esophagram (Fig 1). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, 2003-2008DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.02.025) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Barium esophagram 3 days after endoscopic esophageal stent placement for an iatrogenic esophageal perforation. The proximal marker of the stent can be seen in the distal esophagus. The previous extravasation of contrast (Fig 1) is no longer present. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, 2003-2008DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.02.025) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions