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From: Cervical esophageal perforation caused by the use of bougie during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a case report and review of the literature

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CT scan findings: a–b. Extensive emphysema in the soft tissues of the neck. Free air is also visible in the upper mediastinum (white arrows). c–d. Sagittal sections showing communication between the esophagus and a false lumen corresponding to the cervical and upper thoracic prevertebral space, containing air and small amounts of fluid (white arrows). e–g. Free air in the upper and middle mediastinum, along the intrathoracic esophagus and around the big mediastinal vessels (white arrows)

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