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 TakayamaDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953095
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953095
Figure 5 (A–C) Abdominal computed tomography findings. Axial contrast-enhanced computed tomography image demonstrating slight small-bowel protrusion through the inguinal orifice (arrow) without evidence of incarceration.






