Treatment of oesophageal and subcardial perforations caused by balloon dilatations of corrosive strictures with two removable covered metallic stents and drainage

Introduction: Oesophageal perforations are often treated in recent years with covered metallic stents avoiding invasive surgical intervention. Dilatation of severe corrosive strictures carries an increased risk of perforation. The authors report on double stent and drainage treatment of an oesophageal and later a subcardial perforation after dilatations of multiple corrosive stenoses. Patient and methods: A 42 years old woman drank large amount of hydrochloric acid to commit suicide. The patient was admitted to surgical department with inability of swallowing. Proximal and distal esophageal, subcardial and gastr…