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1 Esophageal Stent Placement for the Treatment of Iatrogenic Intrathoracic Esophageal Perforation 
Richard K. Freeman, MD, Jaclyn M. Van Woerkom, RN, BSN, Anthony J. Ascioti, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 83, Issue 6, Pages (June 2007) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Gastrografin esophagram of a patient displaying a distal, intrathoracic esophageal perforation. The brisk extravasation of contrast can be seen flowing over the dome of the left hemidiaphragm in the pleural space. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Endoscopic finding displaying the esophageal perforation recognized on esophagram (Fig 1). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Barium esophagram 3 days after endoscopic esophageal stent placement for an iatrogenic esophageal perforation. The proximal marker of the stent can be seen in the distal esophagus. The previous extravasation of contrast (Fig 1) is no longer present. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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