Battery ingestion: an unusual cause of mediastinitis

Rodrigues, Rosana Souza; Figueiredo, Fábio P.; Amorim, César Augusto; Zanetti, Gláucia; Marchiori, Edson

doi:10.1590/s1806-37132014000500016

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“…Our patient presented with a rare cause of absolute dysphagia and chest pain, attributable to ingested pill in blister pack, which was successfully removed endoscopically with the help of biopsy forceps resulting in resolution of dysphagia. Complications attributed to foreign body ingestions are perforation, cervical abscess and mediastinitis [ 6 – 8 ], fortunately because of early intervention and prompt removal of pill via endoscopy had saved our patient from these complications.…”

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Pill in the blister pack: a rare cause of dysphagia in an elderly adult

Laeeq¹,

Aslam²,

Tasneem³

et al. 2015

Pan Afr Med J

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Foreign body impaction in the esophagus amongst adults is not a common cause of dysphagia. Fish bone, food bolus, dentures may cause symptoms of dysphagia, odynophagia, chest pain or respiratory distress. It needs prompt evaluation along with removal of the substance either surgically or endoscopically to avoid the development of life threatening complications. Here we are reporting a case of an elderly male, who presented to us with a history of absolute dysphagia for one week, as a consequence of ingestion of a pill in blister pack.

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