Mediastinitis after oesophagoscopy: A case report

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A 50-year-old male presented with signs and symptoms of oesophageal perforation after a biopsy. Suggestive symptoms and signs were pain in the neck radiating to the back, a rise in temperature and pulse, emphysema in the neck and widening of the mediastinum or a pneumothorax revealed by a chest X-ray. He survived with medical management.

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Ghai, A., Wadhera, R., Kamal, K., & Verma, V. (2009). Mediastinitis after oesophagoscopy: A case report. Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 15(2), 33–34. https://doi.org/10.1080/22201173.2009.10872604

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