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==Background==
[[File:Gray1032.png|thumb|Posterior view of the position and relation of the esophagus in the cervical region and in the posterior mediastinum.]]
[[File:Layers of the GI Tract english.svg|thumb|Layers of the GI track: the mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa.]]
[[File:Illu esophagus.jpg|thumb|Esophagus anatomy and nomenclature based on two systems.]]

==Clinical Features==

==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Thoracic trauma DDX}}

==Evaluation==
[[File:Boerhaave.jpg|thumbnail|Mediastinal air adjacent to the aorta and tracking cephalad adjacent to the left common carotid artery.]]
[[File:Fig2-A-gastrografin-esophagram-shows-a-leak-to-the-left-thoracic-cavity.jpg|thumb|Gastrografin esophagram showing a leak into the left thoracic cavity.]]
[[File:Eso perforation.jpg|thumb|Perforation of the esophagus seen on swallow study.]]
*Initial study should be esophagogram with water-soluble contrast
**If negative or ambiguous follow with barium contrast or flexible esophagoscopy

==Management==
*[[Volume resuscitation]]
*Broad-spectrum IV [[antibiotics]]
*Emergent surgical consultation

==Disposition==

==See Also==
*[[Thoracic Trauma]]
*[[Esophageal perforation]]

==References==
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[[Category:GI]]
[[Category:Trauma]]