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Background Spontaneous esophageal perforation is a potentially life-threatening condition with high morbidity and mortality rates. While surgical treatment has been employed for esophageal perforation, we have adopted conservative treatment with an esophageal stent for patients in a poor physical condition because we consider controlling sepsis and improving the physical status are the highest priorities;...
An 81-year-old man with esophageal perforation after endoscopic submucosal dissection, who had a history of distal gastrectomy and had undergone endoscopic submucosal dissection for high-grade intraepithelial dysplasia at another hospital, suddenly developed epigastric pain at night after vomiting. Computed tomography showed pneumomediastinum and bilateral pleural effusions indicating esophageal perforation...
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