in most cases , however , the perforation is closed by reactional mediastinitis , which also limits the seriousness of the phenomenon and permits a comparatively mild form of treatment ( drainage ) . -- out of six cases of atraumatic perforation , we have observed two perforations on peptic oesophagitis : one of them exceptional , perforated into the aorta with immediate death , and the other perforated into the mediastinum and cured after resection of the oesophagus .
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mediastinitis
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mediastinum