Table 2 Different injury reason of esophageal perforation
From: Risk factors for the poor prognosis of Benign esophageal perforation: 8-year experience
Foreign body (n = 118) | N (%) | Non-foreign body (n = 17) | N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Fishbone | 78 (66.1%) | Spontaneous | 14 (82.4%) |
Animal bone* | 25 (21.2%) | Iatrogenic | 2 (11.8%) |
Jujube pit | 6 (5.1%) | Traumatic | 1 (5.8%) |
Other animal bone† | 3 (2.5%) | – | – |
Others# | 3 (2.5%) | – | – |
No foreign body⊿ | 3 (2.5%) | – | – |