Structured Summary
Abstract
An opening or hole in the ESOPHAGUS that is caused by TRAUMA, injury, or pathological process.
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Esophageal Perforations
- Perforation, Esophageal
- Perforations, Esophageal
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
MeSH Record
Indexing Annotation
esophageal rupture does not go here: index ESOPHAGUS /inj (IM) + RUPTURE (NIM) or ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES (IM) + RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS (NIM)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
MeSH Record
NLM Classification
WI 255
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Esophageal Perforation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004939. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004939
- Esophageal Perforation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q298246