Diagnosis And Treatment Of Esophagic Trauma In A Reference Hospital.

Background. Penetrating lesions of the esophagus are more common than blunt injuries. The bullet wound (75%) is the main cause of these. In traumatic injuries, primary surgical repair is the standard of treatment. Methods. Observational, Descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective analysis of patients with esophageal trauma during January 2017 to December 2018. Results.There were 4 male patients, average of hospital stay 37.4 days. The mechanism of injury was: 2 due to injury with a puncturing instrument, 1 due to a gunshot wound (HPAF) and another injury due to perforation with a foreign body. Surgical treatment was: 3 of 4 patients underwent esophageal rafa and one of them had a trachea rafa with a sternocleidomastoid ap. The complications were esophageal stula and tracheal stula. Conclusions.These types of injuries are potentially fatal if there is a delay in diagnosis and treatment.

Perforation Repair Using Mineral Trioxide Aggregate - Case Report

Root perforations affect the prognosis of teeth. Inadequacy of the repair materials has been a contributing factor to the poor outcome of repair procedures. Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is a new material that is being successfully used to repair perforations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the success rate of root perforation repair using MTA. Pre-treatment and post treatment and at least 1 year follow-up radiographs were evaluated to determine the presence or absence of any pathologic changes adjacent to the perforation site. The result showed normal tissue architecture adjacent to the repair site at the recall visit. Teeth with existing lesions showed resolution of the lesion. Based on the result of this study, MTAprovides an effective seal of root perforations and improve the prognosis of perforated teeth that would otherwise be compromised.