Biomaterial Database

[Instrumental perforation of the intrathoracic oesophagus (author's transl)]. 1979

G M Hambraeus, and P Jögi

Due to a wide iatrogenic perforation of the oesophagus situated at the level of the carina a 90-year-old woman was admitted to hospital. Prompt recognition and immediate surgery were successful. The operation consisted of a right-sided thoracotomy, wide mediastinotomy, over-sewing of the perforation and pleural drainage. Oesophagostomy and gastrostomy were performed to relieve the oesophagus. A tube was inserted into the duodenum for artificial feeding. This method has been successful in previous cases.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008722	Methods	A series of steps taken in order to conduct research.	Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D004939	Esophageal Perforation	An opening or hole in the ESOPHAGUS that is caused by TRAUMA, injury, or pathological process.	Esophageal Perforations,Perforation, Esophageal,Perforations, Esophageal
D004945	Esophagoscopy	Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the esophagus.	Esophagoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Esophagoscopic,Esophagoscopic Surgery,Surgery, Esophagoscopic,Esophagoscopic Surgeries,Esophagoscopic Surgical Procedure,Esophagoscopies,Procedure, Esophagoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Esophagoscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Esophagoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Esophagoscopic
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000367	Age Factors	Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.	Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly