Abstract
Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus in a newborn is rare. The authors find 3 published reports of this sort of occurrence in addition to their own case, first reported in 1959. The patient, a boy, was born in 1956. The first symptom, spitting of blood, was noted 13 hours after delivery; the esophagram that led to the diagnosis of rupture was obtained on the third day, and surgical closure was carried out within 4 hours thereafter. The boy has now been observed for more than 5 years. At the age of 20 months symptoms of obstruction in the distal part of the esophagus necessitated a period of daily treatments by dilatation, but at present cineradiograms show no anatomical or functional abnormalities of the esophagus.
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