ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION - CAUSES, SYMPTOMS & TREATMENT - DISEASES
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Esophageal perforation



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When the esophagus perforates, an injury creates a hole in the esophagus. Often this is the result of a foreign body swallowed. The perforation of the esophagus can lead to inflammation of the mediastinum.