Esophageal Perforation following Accidental Ingestion of a Razor Blade

BACKGROUND: Ingestion of sharp foreign bodies is uncommon and often underreported. It can present with esophageal perforation which is a life-threatening complication requiring prompt diagnosis and management. Case Presentation. We report a case of accidental ingestion of a razor blade in a chronic...

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Autores principales: Shrestha, Suraj, Sapkota, Ranjan, Bhatta, Suraj, Kharel, Sanjeev, Shrestha, Bibek Man, Sharma, Aakriti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8947916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35341077
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1974147
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author Shrestha, Suraj
Sapkota, Ranjan
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Kharel, Sanjeev
Shrestha, Bibek Man
Sharma, Aakriti
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description BACKGROUND: Ingestion of sharp foreign bodies is uncommon and often underreported. It can present with esophageal perforation which is a life-threatening complication requiring prompt diagnosis and management. Case Presentation. We report a case of accidental ingestion of a razor blade in a chronic alcoholic who presented with hematemesis after an esophageal perforation, the diagnosis of which was confirmed by radiology. CONCLUSION: Early recognition of esophageal perforation is crucial for early intervention. Proper history taking and radiological investigations are a key to reaching a diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-89479162022-03-25 Esophageal Perforation following Accidental Ingestion of a Razor Blade Shrestha, Suraj Sapkota, Ranjan Bhatta, Suraj Kharel, Sanjeev Shrestha, Bibek Man Sharma, Aakriti Case Rep Surg Case Report BACKGROUND: Ingestion of sharp foreign bodies is uncommon and often underreported. It can present with esophageal perforation which is a life-threatening complication requiring prompt diagnosis and management. Case Presentation. We report a case of accidental ingestion of a razor blade in a chronic alcoholic who presented with hematemesis after an esophageal perforation, the diagnosis of which was confirmed by radiology. CONCLUSION: Early recognition of esophageal perforation is crucial for early intervention. Proper history taking and radiological investigations are a key to reaching a diagnosis. Hindawi 2022-03-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8947916/ /pubmed/35341077 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1974147 Text en Copyright © 2022 Suraj Shrestha et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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