Case Presentation
Our 49 year old female presented as a retropharyngeal abscess with sore
throat and dysphagia for 5 days. She underwent endoscopic transoral
incision and drainage of the posterior pharyngeal wall. She continued to
have symptoms and was found to have a contained esophageal perforation
(CEP) between the layers of the esophagus. She underwent open repair and
stenting and returned to oral feeds in 3 weeks.