Esophageal Perforation into the Pericardium in a 3-Year-Old Child with Esophageal Stricture: A Rare Complication Following Esophageal Dilatation

• Main Authors: Abdulrahman Nasser (Author), Raif Nassir (Author), Muhammad Younas Awan (Author), Mohammad Anas AlShawa (Author), Zakaria Habib (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Perforation of the esophagus during dilatation is a rare complication that might cause mortality. We present the report of a 3-year-old girl who was diagnosed with B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 17 months of age. She experienced a complicated clinical course after chemotherapy was initiated,...