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.