Mechanism of Esophageal Rupture - Medical Illustration, Human Anatomy Drawing
A series of images illustrate the normal anatomy of the esophagus and mediastinum from a side cut-away view, the pre-esophagogram condition to highlight the location of the large bolus of food that was known to be lodged in the patient's esophagus, the pre-rupture condition as the contrast begins to expand within the esophagus and the fatal post-rupture condition as the contrast is spilling into the mediastinum.
