• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.111-114
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• 2019

A dental bridge impacted in the esophagus of a 43-year-old man was successfully removed using endoscopy, without any further complications. It is of utmost importance that the medical staff carefully assess the patient's dental condition, provide clear documentation, and notify the patient appropriately to prevent dental prosthesis-related complications and claims. Anesthesiologists also need to be more cautious in the perioperative period, even after extubation, because this complication may not be completely avoidable.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.224-227
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• 2001

Esophageal duplication cysts are quite uncommon benign lesions of the esophagus that have previously been described as occurring only in the thoracic cavity. We experienced a rare case of completely intra-abdominal esophageal duplication cyst in a 10-year-old boy who has suffered from epigastric abdominal pain. Surgical excision is recommended at the time of cyst discovery whether symptoms present or not.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.416-420
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• 1990

The strictured esophagus is not removed usually in corrosive injury. But corrosion carcinoma and the late complications such as esophago-bronchial fistula, chronic mediastinal abscess, diverticulum can occur in case that strictured & inflamed esophagus be remained. Recently transhiatal esophagectomy is being done with low mortality and morbidity. So we are reporting 2 cases of esophageal stricture in young patients which were treated with transhiatal esophagectomy and esophagocologastrostomy. All of 2 cases were successfully treated and recovered. Postoperative esophageal function tests showed the mild reflux but it did not count clinically.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.45-47
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• 2011

Esophageal perforation due to blunt trauma is rare. A 67-year-old male presented to Konyang University Hospital with painful neck swelling. His neck was injured by blunt trauma at work. Esophageal perforation was detected by neck CT and esophagography. We performed primary repair of cervical esophagus through the Lt. neck approach. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged at postoperative day 15.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.25 no.9
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• pp.943-947
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• 1992

Intramural leiomyoma is the most common benign esophageal tumor, but it is rare compared with carcinoma. Although the most common symptom is dysphagia, this tumor may not cause symptoms before attaining large size. Radiographic and endoscopic findings allow an accurate diagnosis to be made before operation in most patients. The treatment of choice is enucleation without mucosal encroachment. Recently, we experienced two cases of esophageal leiomyoma on the mid portion of esophagus and enucleation of tumors were done by blunt dissection with caution. In one case, postoperative chylothorax was complicated, but cured with conservative treatment. The tissue diagnosis was confirmed with pathological finding.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.71-76
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• 1977

Achalasia is a functional disorder of a short segment of the lower esophagus showing obstruction of the esophagogastric junction. Dysphagia, regurgitation, and weight loss are outstanding features and are some times more apparent than the disease entity in children though achalasia is rarely encountered in children. A 6 years male had complained of dysphagia, regurgitation and severe weight loss and was operated by modified Heller`s operation. Before he was operated, he could swallowed only milk but swallowed all regular diet after being operated.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.25 no.11
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• pp.1221-1224
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• 1992

There is collected cases report of esophagus diverticulum treated at the dept. of Thoracic & Cariovascular surgery of Pusan National University Hospital during the past 13 years from 1980 to 1992. The total number were 6 cases. In consideration of their sites, the cervical esophageal diverticulum one, the mid-thoracic diverticulum were five. And their pathogenetic analysis revealed 5 in traction type, and 1 in pulsion type. The investigation and analysis have been done in comparision with current concept of esophageal diverticulum.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.25 no.11
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• pp.1231-1235
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• 1992

Perforation of the esophagus is a rare complication of endotracheal intubation and usually occurs after hasty intubation. A 26-year-old female was transferred from other hospital for further management of empyema of the right lung. During admission, the empyema was found due to esophageal perforation, which had developed during the endotracheal intubation after acute poisoning of carbon monooxide 5 dayes prior to the transfer. The em-pyema and the esophageal perforation were successfully managed by conservative measures including effective drainage.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.27 no.12
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• pp.1056-1059
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• 1994

Small cell carcinoma is a highly malignant esophageal tumor composed of anaplastic small cells with features very similar to those of its pulmonary counterpart. The prognosis is poorer than that of squamous carcinoma of the esophagus because of its propensity of generalized spread and metastasis. Once the diagnosis of small cell carcinoma was established, surgery should be undertaken as early as possible. We have described an experience of small cell carcinoma of the lower esophagus in a 72 year old male patient with a review of the literatures regarding treatment methods and prognosis.

• Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.201-203
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• 2000

The PTP (Press-Through-Pack) has been widely used as a packing material for tablets and capsules. But esophageal foreign bodies attributed to the PTP may cause injury to esophageal mucous membrane, potentially inducing severe complications such as hemorrhage, perforation, etc. We report three cases of PTP foreign bodies in esophagus with reference to recent literature.