Table 3.
Etiology of esophageal perforation patients based on the location of injury and age
| Etiology | Total; N = 69 | Location | Age group (years) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical | Thoracic | Abdominal | 1–18 | 19–25 | 26–45 | 46–65 | > 65 | ||
| Foreign body ingestion | 32 (46.4) | 16 (53.3) | 15 (46.9) | 8 (42.1) | 2 (18.2) | 1 (12.5) | 12 (54.5) | 14 (66.7) | 3 (42.9) |
| Penetrating trauma | 11 (15.9) | 7 (23.3) | 4 (12.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (27.3) | 5 (62.5) | 3 (13.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Iatrogenic | 11 (14.5) | 3 (10.0) | 4 (12.5) | 4 (21.1) | 3 (27.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (9.1) | 1 (4.8) | 4 (57.1) |
| Caustic injury | 7 (10.1) | 3 (10) | 5 (15.6) | 2 (10.5) | 1 (9.1) | 1 (12.5) | 4 (18.2) | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0) |
| Spontaneous | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0) |