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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:87-88
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CASE STUDY

Esophageal Perforation Caused by a Blister-Wrapped Tablet

Narendar Mohan Gupta, MS, Vikas Gupta, MS, Rajesh Gupta, MS, Vuluchala Sudhakar, MS

Department of Surgery Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Narendar Mohan Gupta, MS Tel: 91 172 71 5071 Fax: 91 172 74 4401 email: medinst{at}pgi.chd.nic.in Department of Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab 160012, India.
An 84-year-old man was diagnosed with esophageal perforation following ingestion of a blister-wrapped tablet. His condition improved after 2 weeks of conservative treatment using antibiotics and high-protein enteral nutrition.






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