What tests should be done for esophageal injuries?

Esophageal injury should be done X-ray examination, esophagography examination, thoracic puncture examination, etc.

1, X-ray examination

esophageal injury patients can do X-ray examination, through X-ray scanning chest, if found tracheal displacement and esophageal posterior space widening, and the presence of gas-liquid plane in the chest, can be diagnosed.

2, Esophagography patients

can also be performed esophagography examination, injection of contrast agent after X-ray scanning, can be clear esophageal injury site, size, etc.

3, thoracic puncture examination

If the patient esophageal injury is serious, perforation, and gastric juice, food and so on through perforation into the chest, need to do thoracic puncture examination for diagnosis.