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The explosion of “dry ice bombs” created by placing dry ice into soft-drink bottles has been reported to produce multiple life-threatening injuries in children. In this case the sudden release of gaseous carbon dioxide under high pressure caused a rupture of the thoracic esophagus that required an urgent operation. We found no previous reports of esophageal lesions in children resulting from dry ice explosions.
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Pieretti, R.V., Vivas, P. Esophageal injury from a plastic bottle containing dry ice. Pediatr Surg Int 7, 459–460 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00178829
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00178829