[Esophageal perforation during nasogastric tube insertion in a patient with right-sided aortic arch and thoracic aorta. Pathophysiology and surgical implications]

F de Dominicis; R Rekik; G Merlusca; J B Deguines; J Gamain; P Berna

doi:10.1016/j.jchir.2009.08.023

[Esophageal perforation during nasogastric tube insertion in a patient with right-sided aortic arch and thoracic aorta. Pathophysiology and surgical implications]

J Chir (Paris). 2009 Aug;146(4):419-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jchir.2009.08.023. Epub 2009 Sep 18.

[Article in French]

Authors

F de Dominicis¹, R Rekik, G Merlusca, J B Deguines, J Gamain, P Berna

Affiliation

¹ Service de chirurgie thoracique, centre hospitalier universitaire Amiens Sud, avenue René-Laënnec-Salouel, 80054 Amiens cedex 1, France. [email protected]

PMID: 19766211
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchir.2009.08.023

Abstract

Esophageal perforation during nasogastric tube insertion is a very unusual occurrence. In this case report, radiologic images revealed a right-sided aortic arch with a right-sided thoracic aorta. This anatomical anomaly probably contributed to the complication and necessitated a modified approach to the surgical repair.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
Emergencies
Esophageal Perforation / diagnostic imaging
Esophageal Perforation / etiology*
Esophageal Perforation / physiopathology
Esophageal Perforation / surgery*
Esophagectomy*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Intubation, Gastrointestinal / adverse effects*
Laparotomy
Postoperative Complications
Radiography, Thoracic
Thoracotomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed