A case of oesophageal perforation is described occurring during oesophagoscopy carried out in search for a foreign body. After several hours of observation the hole in the oesophagus was closed with sutures. The postoperative course was complicated with posterior mediastinitis and suture failure. After active aspiration drainage and broad spectrum antibiotics the patient was cured.
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