Abstract AIMS To study the diagnosis and therapy of esophageal perforation in the aged. METHODS 335 elderly patients undergoing endoscopy or therapeutic esophageal dilation in our hospital from July 1988 to August ...Abstract AIMS To study the diagnosis and therapy of esophageal perforation in the aged. METHODS 335 elderly patients undergoing endoscopy or therapeutic esophageal dilation in our hospital from July 1988 to August 1995 were studied retrospectively. Of these patients, 31 had esophageal perforation, 17 of whom were treated nonsurgically (nasogastric drainage, antibiotics, and intravenous alimentation), 8 underwent total esophagectomy, and 6 received surgical drainage.展开更多
文摘Abstract AIMS To study the diagnosis and therapy of esophageal perforation in the aged. METHODS 335 elderly patients undergoing endoscopy or therapeutic esophageal dilation in our hospital from July 1988 to August 1995 were studied retrospectively. Of these patients, 31 had esophageal perforation, 17 of whom were treated nonsurgically (nasogastric drainage, antibiotics, and intravenous alimentation), 8 underwent total esophagectomy, and 6 received surgical drainage.
