Surgical Treatment of Acute Mediastinitis Due to Fish Bone
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2017
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Derman Medical Publ
Access Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Abstract
Acute mediastinitis is a serious condition that needs to be treated quickly. A 66-year-old female patient was admitted to the emergency department with fever and confusion. In her medical history she said that she coughed after eating fish 11 days earlier and a fish bone returned to her mouth one day before the admission to hospital. Her thorax CT scan showed air and high-density liquid collections in the mediastinal compartments. She was hospitalized with a diagnosis of mediastinitis. An endoscopy performed before the operation to examine the esophagus revealed a small necrotized area. The patient underwent surgery and the abscess was debrided after preoperative preparation. She was discharged on the postoperative 35th day after an intensive course of treatment.
Description
Keywords
Mediastinitis, Fish Bone, Surgical Treatment
Journal or Series
Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine
WoS Q Value
N/A
Scopus Q Value
Volume
8
