Esophageal perforation caused by impacted hot potato successfully managed nonoperatively: A rare case report from Ethiopia and literature review.

Esophageal perforation represents a rare but life-threatening emergency that demands prompt diagnosis and multidisciplinary management to reduce associated morbidity and mortality. Although any esophageal segment may be affected, the thoracic esophagus is most frequently involved, with perforations typically resulting from iatrogenic causes, trauma, or spontaneous rupture. Food bolus-induced perforations are exceptionally uncommon, with perforation by impacted hot potato being extraordinarily rare-only 1 prior case has been reported in medical literature.