World Journal of Emergency Surgery (May 2019)
Esophageal emergencies: WSES guidelines
- Mircea Chirica,
- Michael D. Kelly,
- Stefano Siboni,
- Alberto Aiolfi,
- Carlo Galdino Riva,
- Emanuele Asti,
- Davide Ferrari,
- Ari Leppäniemi,
- Richard P. G. ten Broek,
- Pierre Yves Brichon,
- Yoram Kluger,
- Gustavo Pereira Fraga,
- Gil Frey,
- Nelson Adami Andreollo,
- Federico Coccolini,
- Cristina Frattini,
- Ernest E. Moore,
- Osvaldo Chiara,
- Salomone Di Saverio,
- Massimo Sartelli,
- Dieter Weber,
- Luca Ansaloni,
- Walter Biffl,
- Helene Corte,
- Imtaz Wani,
- Gianluca Baiocchi,
- Pierre Cattan,
- Fausto Catena,
- Luigi Bonavina
Affiliations
- Mircea Chirica
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
- Michael D. Kelly
- Department of General Surgery, Albury Hospital
- Stefano Siboni
- Division of General Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan Medical School
- Alberto Aiolfi
- Division of General Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan Medical School
- Carlo Galdino Riva
- Division of General Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan Medical School
- Emanuele Asti
- Division of General Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan Medical School
- Davide Ferrari
- Division of General Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan Medical School
- Ari Leppäniemi
- Department of Emergency Surgery, University Hospital Meilahti Abdominal Center
- Richard P. G. ten Broek
- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center
- Pierre Yves Brichon
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
- Yoram Kluger
- Department of General Surgery, Rambam Health Campus
- Gustavo Pereira Fraga
- Division of Trauma Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas
- Gil Frey
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
- Nelson Adami Andreollo
- Division of Trauma Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas
- Federico Coccolini
- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Bufalini Hospital Cesena
- Cristina Frattini
- Department of General Surgery, Università di Pavia
- Ernest E. Moore
- Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health
- Osvaldo Chiara
- General Surgery and Trauma Team, University of Milano
- Salomone Di Saverio
- Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals, Addenbrooke’s Hospital
- Massimo Sartelli
- Department of Surgery, Macerata Hospital
- Dieter Weber
- Trauma and General Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital
- Luca Ansaloni
- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Bufalini Hospital Cesena
- Walter Biffl
- Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Scripps Memorial Hospital
- Helene Corte
- Department of Surgery, Saint Louis Hospital
- Imtaz Wani
- Department of Surgery, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences
- Gianluca Baiocchi
- Department of Surgery, University of Brescia
- Pierre Cattan
- Department of Surgery, Saint Louis Hospital
- Fausto Catena
- Emergency Surgery Department, Parma University Hospital
- Luigi Bonavina
- Division of General Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan Medical School
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-019-0245-2
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 14,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 15
Abstract
Abstract The esophagus traverses three body compartments (neck, thorax, and abdomen) and is surrounded at each level by vital organs. Injuries to the esophagus may be classified as foreign body ingestion, caustic ingestion, esophageal perforation, and esophageal trauma. These lesions can be life-threatening either by digestive contamination of surrounding structures in case of esophageal wall breach or concomitant damage of surrounding organs. Early diagnosis and timely therapeutic intervention are the keys of successful management.
Keywords
- Esophageal perforation
- Caustic ingestion
- Emergency management
- Foreign body ingestion
- Esophageal trauma
