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Penetrating Trauma to the Thoracic Oesophagus

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Penetrating trauma to the thoracic oesophagus is a rare injury. There are several reasons for that. The thoracic oesophagus is too deep for most stab wounds and penetrating trauma to the mid-thoracic oesophagus is also likely to involve the heart and mediastinum vessels leading to death. Remember that the patient's survival with this type of injury is directly related to time interval between injury and repair. A practical approach to the operative management of penetrating trauma to the thoracic oesophagus is given

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  1. University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Trauma Directorate, 7 York Road, Parktown, 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa (RSA)

    Elias Degiannis

  2. Department of Surgery, Baskent University, 6371 Sokak No: 34, Bostanli, Izmir, 35540, Turkey

    Tugba H. Yilmaz

  3. Trauma Directorate, Department of Surgery, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, Republic of South Africa

    Lisa A. Burnell

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  1. Dept. Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit Street 55, Boston, 02114, Massachusetts, USA

    George C. Velmahos

  2. Medical School, Dept. Surgery, University of Witwatersrand, York Road 7, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa

    Elias Degiannis

  3. Klinik für Viszeral-, Thorax- und, Gefäßchirurgie, Univ.Klinikum Marburg, Baldingerstraße, Marburg, 35043, Germany

    Dietrich Doll

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Degiannis, E., Yilmaz, T.H., Burnell, L.A. (2012). Penetrating Trauma to the Thoracic Oesophagus. In: Velmahos, G., Degiannis, E., Doll, D. (eds) Penetrating Trauma. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20453-1_32

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