European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

, Volume 35, Issue 6, pp 580–582 | Cite as

Esophageal Injury with Unusual Trauma

  • Refık Ülkü
  • Serdar Onat
  • Gülşen Yilmaz
  • Hatice Akay
Case Report
  • 42 Downloads

Abstract

Esophageal foreign bodies are frequently encountered in the pediatric population and specific high-risk groups of adults. Foreign bodies in the esophagus can result in serious complications, depending on the size and the shape of the ingested object. We report the case of a four-year-old boy with an esophageal injury after the accidental ingestion of an umbrella wire.

Key Words

Esophagus Perforation Wire Unusual foreign body 

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. 1.
    Al-Qudah A, Duradkeh S, Abu-Khalaf M. Esophageal foreign bodies. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;13:494–498.CrossRefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  2. 2.
    Scheinin SA, Wells PR. Esophageal perforation in a sword swallower. Tex Heart Inst J 2001;28:65–68.PubMedGoogle Scholar
  3. 3.
    Cangır AK, Tuğ T, Ökten I. An unusual foreign body in esophagus: report of case. Surg Today 2002;32:523–524.CrossRefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  4. 4.
    Mizutani K, Makuuchi H, Tajima T, Mitoni T. The diagnosis and treatment of esophageal perforations resulting from nonmalignant cases. Surg Today 1997;27:793–800.CrossRefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  5. 5.
    Petrou G, Wilson R. Delayed thoracic oesophageal perforation by duck bone. ANZ J Surg 2005;75:496–497.CrossRefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  6. 6.
    Campisi P, Stewart C, Forte V. Penetrating esophageal injury by ingestion of a wire bristle. J Pediatr Surg 2005;40:15–16.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  7. 7.
    Pearson FG, Deslauriers J, Ginsberg RJ, Hiebert CA, McKneally MF, Urschel HC. Esophageal surgery. In: Smitheringale A, ed. Foreign bodies in infants and children. Churchill Livingstone: London, 1995:487–494.Google Scholar
  8. 8.
    Eisen GM, Baron TH, Dominitz JA, Faigel DO, Goldstein JL, Johanson JF, Malery JS, Raddawi HM, Vargo JJ, Waring JP, Fanelli RD, Wheeler HJ. Guideline for the management of ingested foreign bodies. Gasrointest Endosc 2002;55:802–806.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  9. 9.
    Inci I, Özçelik C, Ülkü R, Eren N. Esophageal foreign bodies: analysis of 682 patients. Turkish J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999;7:148–152.Google Scholar

Copyright information

© Urban & Vogel München 2009

Authors and Affiliations

  • Refık Ülkü
    • 1
    • 4
  • Serdar Onat
    • 1
  • Gülşen Yilmaz
    • 2
  • Hatice Akay
    • 3
  1. 1.Thoracic Surgery DepartmentDicle University School of MedicineDiyarbakirTurkey
  2. 2.General Surgery DepartmentDicle University School of MedicineDiyarbakirTurkey
  3. 3.Radiology DepartmentDicle University School of MedicineDiyarbakirTurkey
  4. 4.Thoracic Surgery DepartmentDicle University School of MedicineDiyarbakirTurkey

Personalised recommendations