Transabdominal approach assisted by thoracoscopic drainage for lower esophageal perforation

Harufumi Maki; Masaki Azuma; Hitoshi Kanamaru; Motohiro Nishiyama; Kazuya Okamoto; Takahiro Shimamura; Kennoki Kyo; Atsushi Maema; Toshio Nakamura; Motoaki Shirakawa; Hidetaro Yokoyama

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjv151

Transabdominal approach assisted by thoracoscopic drainage for lower esophageal perforation

J Surg Case Rep. 2015 Dec 1;2015(12):rjv151. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjv151.

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, Fujieda Municipal General Hospital, Fujieda City, Shizuoka, Japan.
² Department of General Surgery, Fujieda Municipal General Hospital, Fujieda City, Shizuoka, Japan m-azuma@tc4.so-net.ne.jp.

Abstract

The effectiveness of use of thoracoscopy for esophageal perforation has not been fully evaluated. We herein report a case of esophageal perforation for which a transabdominal approach assisted by thoracoscopic drainage was performed.

Publication types

Case Reports