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Anderson Rl (1952)
Rupture of the esophagus.The Journal of thoracic surgery, 24
H. Richter, R. Davis, D. Ruge, N. Walter (1957)
The effect of cortical and subcortical brain lesions upon gastric secretion in dogs with a vagus-preserved total gastric pouch.Surgical forum, 7
E. A. Graham (1944)
Year Book of General Surgery
Derbes Vj, Mitchell Re (1956)
Rupture of the esophagus.Surgery, 39
J. M. Dorsey (1955)
Perforated Peptic EsophagitisQuart. Bull. Northwestern Univ. M. School, 29
A. Olsen, O. Clagett (1947)
Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus; report of a case with immediate diagnosis and successful surgical repair.Postgraduate medicine, 2 6
N. Barrett (1947)
Report of a case of spontaneous perforation of the œsophagus successfully treated by operationBritish Journal of Surgery, 35
J. R. Derrick , W. H. Harrison (1958)
Factors Predisposing to Spontaneous Perforation of the EsophagusSurgery, 43
H. Cushing (1932)
Peptic Ulcers and InterbrainSurg. Gynec. & Obst., 55
T. J. Kinsella , R. W. Morse (1948)
Spontaneous Rupture of the EsophagusJ. Thoracic Surg., 17
S. A. Mackler (1952)
Spontaneous Rupture of the Esophagus: Experimental and Clinical StudySurg. Gynec. & Obst., 95
P. Samson (1951)
Postemetic rupture of the esophagus.Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics, 93 2
D. Ferguson, E. Sanchez-Palomera, Y. Sako, H. Clatworthy, R. Toon, O. Wangensteen (1950)
Studies on experimental esophagitis.Surgery, 28 6
Derrick, Harrison Wh, Howard Jm (1958)
Factors predisposing to spontaneous perforation of the esophagus; the mechanical strength of the ulcerated esophagus.Surgery, 43 3
S. Weiss, G. Mallory (1932)
LESIONS OF THE CARDIAC ORIFICE OF THE STOMACH PRODUCED BY VOMITINGJAMA, 98
G. Bunch (1957)
Spontaneous Rupture of the EsophagusAnnals of Surgery, 145
E. Eliason, Welty Rf (1946)
Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus.Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics, 83
Abstract Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus is a serious, and often fatal, condition unless there is prompt surgical intervention. The onset of symptoms is usually abrupt and almost always related to an episode of vomiting. The most frequent site of rupture is at the inferior end of the esophagus and on the left. Initially, severe lower substernal or upper abdominal pain with associated shock may be preponderant. Diagnostic confusion with more frequently encountered conditions of the thorax or upper abdomen is common. Subsequently the features of mediastinitis, with usually an associated hydropneumothorax, predominate. The fulminating course and high mortality in untreated patients make early recognition and operative intervention urgent. A review of the Evanston Hospital records prior to 1946 failed to disclose a reported case of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus. Since that time nine such instances have been encountered. These cases form the basis of this report. Background Rupture of References 1. Anderson, R. L.: Rupture of the Esophagus , J. Thoracic Surg. 24:369-388, 1952. 2. Barrett, N. R.: Report of a Case of Spontaneous Perforation. of the Œsophagus Successfully Treated by Operation , Brit. J. Surg. 35:216-218, 1947.Crossref 3. Kinsella, T. J.: Spontaneous Rupture of the Esophagus , J. Thoracic Surg. 17:613-631, 1948. 4. Bunch, G. H., Jr.: Spontaneous Rupture of the Esophagus , Ann. Surg. 145:1001-1008, 1957.Crossref 5. Cushing, H.: Peptic Ulcers and Interbrain , Surg. Gynec. & Obst. 55:1-34, 1932. 6. Derbes, V. J., and Mitchell, R. E., Jr.: Rupture of the Esophagus , Surgery 39:865-888, 1956. 7. Derrick, J. R.; Harrison, W. H., and Howard, J. M.: Factors Predisposing to Spontaneous Perforation of the Esophagus , Surgery 43:486-489, 1958. 8. Eliason, E. L., and Welty, R. F.: Spontaneous Rupture of the Esophagus , Surg. Gynec. & Obst. 83:234-238, 1946. 9. Dorsey, J. M., and Kyser, F. A.: Perforated Peptic Esophagitis , Quart. Bull. Northwestern Univ. M. School 29:120-124, 1955. 10. Ferguson, D. J.; Sanchez-Palomera, E.; Sako, Y.; Clatworthy, H. W., Jr.; Toon, R. W., and Wangensteen, O.: Studies on Experimental Esophagitis , Surgery 28:1022-1039, 1950. 11. Graham, E. A.: Editorial Comment , Year Book of General Surgery , edited by E. A. Graham, Chicago, The Year Book Publishers, Inc., 1944, p. 382. 12. Harrington, S.: Personal communication to the authors. 13. Kinsella, T. J.; Morse, R. W., and Hertzog, A. J.: Spontaneous Rupture of the Esophagus , J. Thoracic Surg. 17:613-631, 1948. 14. Mackler, S. A.: Spontaneous Rupture of the Esophagus: Experimental and Clinical Study , Surg. Gynec. & Obst. 95:345-356, 1952. 15. Olsen, A. M., and Clagett, O. T.: Spontaneous Rupture of the Esophagus: Report of Case, with Immediate Diagnosis and Successful Surgical Repair , Postgrad. Med. 2:417-421, 1947. 16. Richter, H. M., Jr.; Davis, R. A.; Ruge, D., and Walter, N. T.: The Effect of Cortical and Subcortical Brain Lesions upon Gastric Secretion in Dogs with a Vagus-Preserved Total Gastric Pouch , S. Forum 7:524-528, 1957. 17. Samson, P. C.: Postemetic Rupture of the Esophagus , Surg. Gynec. & Obst. 93:221-229, 1951. 18. Weiss, S., and Mallory, G. K.: Lesions of the Cardiac Orifice of the Stomach Produced by Vomiting , J. A. M. A. 98:1353-1355, 1932.
A.M.A. Archives Surgery – American Medical Association
Published: Jun 1, 1959
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