11 August 2026
: Case report 
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
A 1
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953095
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953095
Figure 4 Postoperative imaging findings. (A) Contrast esophagography using Gastrografin demonstrating no evidence of leakage. (B) Computed tomography performed immediately after esophagography confirming the absence of leakage.