Cervical esophageal perforation in a diabetic elderly

Authors

  • Ana María Nazario Dolz Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico “Saturnino Lora Torres”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Sergio Hernández Cumbá Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico “Saturnino Lora Torres”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Joel Pineda Chacón Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico “Saturnino Lora Torres”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba

Keywords:

cervical esophageal perforation, retropharingeal abscess, disphagia, elderly.

Abstract

The case report of a 67 years patient with a history of diabetes mellitus is described who had eaten a fish bone 4 days ago and went to “Saturnino Lora Torres” Teaching Clinical Surgical Provincial Hospital emergency room in Santiago de Cuba, due to disphony, disphagia for liquids, neck functional impotence and a 38 ºC fever.  He had the diagnosis of an esophageal perforation in the cervical region, so he was admitted and operated as an emergency; 6 days later he underwent surgery again to check the cervicotomy and to carry out the opening of a septic fasciitis in the right side of the thorax.  The patient had a satisfactory clinical course and he was discharged 35 days later.

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Published

2016-07-08

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Nazario Dolz AM, Hernández Cumbá S, Pineda Chacón J. Cervical esophageal perforation in a diabetic elderly. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2016 Jul. 8 [cited 2025 Jun. 4];20(7). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/979

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 7 (2016): MEDISAN

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Case Reports

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