Ingested Metallic Spool: A Rare Cause of Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistula

Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common problem in children. Prolonged impaction of FB in esophagus may result in tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). A 6-year-old girl presented with progressive dysphagia and recurrent chest infections. No history of FB ingestion was given by parents. Further investiga...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hashim, Imran, Talat, Nabila
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5253614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28164003
http://dx.doi.org/10.21699/ajcr.v8i1.531
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Sumario:Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common problem in children. Prolonged impaction of FB in esophagus may result in tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). A 6-year-old girl presented with progressive dysphagia and recurrent chest infections. No history of FB ingestion was given by parents. Further investigations revealed FB (spool) in cervical esophagus. Patient was successfully managed by surgery through trans-cervical approach.

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