Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus—report of two cases—

Abstract

Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus occurs rarely, and its mortality rate is relative high if it is lately diagnosed or treated. The patients whose ruptures are small and general conditions are stable can be candidates for conservative therapy, however, surgery is generally indicated for the disease. We here report two cases of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus which were well treated with omentopexy under the video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.