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Management of Penetrating Injury to the Esophagus Into the Aorta by a Fishbone
Fushuo Zhou1, Zhi Zheng1, Youmin Pan1
1Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Abstract:
A 66-year-old man was reported to have persistent chest pain for 4 hours after accidentally swallowing a fishbone. An isolated esophageal foreign body (EFB) was suspected in the community hospital. In our center, an emergency chest CT scan revealed an EFB in the upper part of the esophagus of the patient which penetrated the left esophageal wall as well as the distal aortic arch. However, the experience of the treatment strategy for this lesion is still not enough available. Considering the surgical trauma and the risk associated with advanced age of the patient, the option for open surgery was waived. In addition, there was also a risk of sudden death due to aortic rupture that could occur after direct removal of the fishbone. Therefore, emergency thoracic endovascular aortic repair was performed and the fishbone was removed under an endoscope. The patient successfully pulled through without any discomfort, with no complications.
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