“…S y m p t o m s a c c o m a n y i n g esophageal perforation are s o m e w h a t non-specific: i.e., respiratory distress, cyanosis, increased salivation and increased oral mucous secretions, difficulty in feeding with choking or cyanotic episodes, and vomiting or cough [3,5]. However, the most c o m m o n sign is difficulty in passage of a naso-gastric tube [1, 3,5].…”