Posterior mediastinal abscess secondary to esophageal perforation following fish bone ingestion

Accidental swallowing of fish bone, which arrested in esophagus, is fairly common. However the incidence of esophageal perforation due to fish bone swallowing is low. Delayed posterior mediastinal abscess as a result of the esophageal perforation is a rare manifestation and may lead to fatal ou...

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Main Authors:	Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee, Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah, Mohamad Hashim, Shaharudin, K.S, Sathananthar, Kamarudin, Norie Azilah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malaysian Medical Associations 2008
Subjects:	RF Otorhinolaryngology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4386/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4386/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4386/1/Posterior_Mediastinal_Abscess.pdf

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spelling	iium-43862012-05-23T06:11:27Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4386/ Posterior mediastinal abscess secondary to esophageal perforation following fish bone ingestion Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah Mohamad Hashim, Shaharudin K.S, Sathananthar Kamarudin, Norie Azilah RF Otorhinolaryngology Accidental swallowing of fish bone, which arrested in esophagus, is fairly common. However the incidence of esophageal perforation due to fish bone swallowing is low. Delayed posterior mediastinal abscess as a result of the esophageal perforation is a rare manifestation and may lead to fatal outcome. Two cases of delayed formation of posterior mediastinal abscess following esophageal perforation due to accidental fish bone ingestion are described here. In these cases patients presented with interscapular back pain. In one of the cases the patient died because of the presentation was misdiagnosed hence leading to delay in the intervention. Radiological findings and surgical management namely esophagoscopy and neck exploration are briefly described. Malaysian Medical Associations 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4386/1/Posterior_Mediastinal_Abscess.pdf Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee and Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah and Mohamad Hashim, Shaharudin and K.S, Sathananthar and Kamarudin, Norie Azilah (2008) Posterior mediastinal abscess secondary to esophageal perforation following fish bone ingestion. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 63 (2). pp. 162-163. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2008/v63n2/Posterior_Mediastinal_Abscess.pdf
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spellingShingle	RF Otorhinolaryngology Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah Mohamad Hashim, Shaharudin K.S, Sathananthar Kamarudin, Norie Azilah Posterior mediastinal abscess secondary to esophageal perforation following fish bone ingestion
description	Accidental swallowing of fish bone, which arrested in esophagus, is fairly common. However the incidence of esophageal perforation due to fish bone swallowing is low. Delayed posterior mediastinal abscess as a result of the esophageal perforation is a rare manifestation and may lead to fatal outcome. Two cases of delayed formation of posterior mediastinal abscess following esophageal perforation due to accidental fish bone ingestion are described here. In these cases patients presented with interscapular back pain. In one of the cases the patient died because of the presentation was misdiagnosed hence leading to delay in the intervention. Radiological findings and surgical management namely esophagoscopy and neck exploration are briefly described.
format	Article
author	Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah Mohamad Hashim, Shaharudin K.S, Sathananthar Kamarudin, Norie Azilah
author_facet	Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah Mohamad Hashim, Shaharudin K.S, Sathananthar Kamarudin, Norie Azilah
author_sort	Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee
title	Posterior mediastinal abscess secondary to esophageal perforation following fish bone ingestion
title_short	Posterior mediastinal abscess secondary to esophageal perforation following fish bone ingestion
title_full	Posterior mediastinal abscess secondary to esophageal perforation following fish bone ingestion
title_fullStr	Posterior mediastinal abscess secondary to esophageal perforation following fish bone ingestion
title_full_unstemmed	Posterior mediastinal abscess secondary to esophageal perforation following fish bone ingestion
title_sort	posterior mediastinal abscess secondary to esophageal perforation following fish bone ingestion
publisher	Malaysian Medical Associations
publishDate	2008
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4386/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4386/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4386/1/Posterior_Mediastinal_Abscess.pdf
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Posterior mediastinal abscess secondary to esophageal perforation following fish bone ingestion

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