Esophageal rupture: complication of balloon dilatation.
Published Online:Oct 1 1985https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.157.1.4034978
Abstract
Recent studies have emphasized the safety of fluoroscopically guided balloon dilatation for treatment of severe esophageal strictures. A case of esophageal rupture that followed dilatation of a distal esophageal stricture with a 20-mm balloon catheter is reported.
