Cervical esophageal perforation in a diabetic elderly

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 i...

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Main Authors: Ana María Nazario Dolz, Sergio Hernández Cumbá, Joel Pineda Chacón
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Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas 2016-07-01
Series:Medisan
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Online Access:http://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/979
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description 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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spelling doaj.art-271f6d5f342343f2bfd7b3f134a56f4d2022-12-21T19:06:55ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias MédicasMedisan1029-30192016-07-01207330Cervical esophageal perforation in a diabetic elderlyAna María Nazario Dolz0Sergio Hernández Cumbá1Joel Pineda Chacón2Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico “Saturnino Lora Torres”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de CubaHospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico “Saturnino Lora Torres”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de CubaHospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico “Saturnino Lora Torres”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de CubaThe 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.http://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/979perforación esofágica cervical, absceso retrofaríngeo, disfagia, anciano.
spellingShingle Ana María Nazario Dolz
Sergio Hernández Cumbá
Joel Pineda Chacón
Cervical esophageal perforation in a diabetic elderly
Medisan
perforación esofágica cervical, absceso retrofaríngeo, disfagia, anciano.
title Cervical esophageal perforation in a diabetic elderly
title_full Cervical esophageal perforation in a diabetic elderly
title_fullStr Cervical esophageal perforation in a diabetic elderly
title_full_unstemmed Cervical esophageal perforation in a diabetic elderly
title_short Cervical esophageal perforation in a diabetic elderly
title_sort cervical esophageal perforation in a diabetic elderly
topic perforación esofágica cervical, absceso retrofaríngeo, disfagia, anciano.
url http://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/979
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