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Esophageal perforation is a life-threatening condition whose diagnosis is challenging and management controversial, despite decades of clinical experience and innovation in surgical technique. The mortality rate for esophageal perforation is 19.7% (range 3–67%), and the most important predictor of survival is the interval between injury and initiation of treatment (1).

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  • Wright CD. Management of esophageal perforation. Chapter 40 in Sugarbaker DJ, et al (Editors); Adult Thoracic Surgery. McGraw-Hill, 2009, New York, p. 353-60.

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  1. Department of Anaesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Ju-Mei Ng F.A.N.Z.A. (Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School Thoracic Anaesthesiologist)

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  1. Perioperative and Pain Medicine,, Harvard Medical School, Assistant Prof, Dept of Anesthesiology,, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 02115, Massachusetts, USA

    Philip M. Hartigan

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Ng, JM. (2012). Esophageal Perforation. In: Hartigan, P. (eds) Practical Handbook of Thoracic Anesthesia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88493-6_33

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