Thoracoscopic Primary Repair for Spontaneous Esophageal Rupture in a Patient With Acute Irreducible Inguinal Hernia: A Case Report

Masahiro Takahashi; Ken Ishikawa; Keisuke Tomoda; Yuki Inagaki; Satoru Takayama

doi:10.12659/AJCR.953095

11 August 2026 : Case report Japan

Thoracoscopic Primary Repair for Spontaneous Esophageal Rupture in a Patient With Acute Irreducible Inguinal Hernia: A Case Report

Unusual clinical course, Management of emergency care

Masahiro Takahashi^{ABCDEF 1*}, Ken Ishikawa^{A 1}, Keisuke Tomoda^{A 1}, Yuki Inagaki^{B 1}, Satoru Takayama

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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953095

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953095

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Figure 2 Contrast-enhanced axial computed tomography findings of the right inguinal hernia. (A) Small-bowel herniation at the internal inguinal ring (arrow). (B) Potentially incarcerated small bowel within the inguinal canal (arrow). (C) Mild localized proximal small-bowel dilatation.

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Thoracoscopic Primary Repair for Spontaneous Esophageal Rupture in a Patient With Acute Irreducible Inguinal Hernia: A Case Report

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