%0 Journal Article
%T Traumatic esophageal perforation in Puerto Rico Trauma Hospital: A case-series
%A Ediel Ramos-Mel¨¦ndez
%A Felipe Rodr¨ªguez
%A Jan C. V¨¢zquez-Rodr¨ªguez
%A Jorge Pelet Mej¨ªas
%A Julio L¨®pez-Maldonado
%A Natalia M. Pelet del Toro
%A Omar Garc¨ªa-Rodr¨ªguez
%J Archive of "Annals of Medicine and Surgery".
%D 2019
%R 10.1016/j.amsu.2019.06.011
%X Esophageal injuries are rare, life-threatening, events with an overall reported incidence of less than 3%. In rare cases, trauma due to blunt or penetrating injuries cause esophageal perforations, which account for less than 15% of all esophageal injuries
%K Esophageal injury/perforation
%K Esophagus
%K Trauma
%K Blunt esophageal perforation
%K Gunshot esophageal perforation
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6611994/