Study of clinical treatment of esophageal foreign body-induced esophageal perforation with lethal complications

Abstract

Esophageal foreign body-induced esophageal perforation is a lethal complication and its treatment very complex. We had reviewed 1,428 patients with esophageal foreign body, who were hospitalized and treated over the past 25 years. A classification summary was made of 121 patients (of these 1,428 cases) who presented with esophageal foreign body-induced perforation and complicated cervical abscess, mediastinitis, and mediastinal abscess. This summary considered foreign body types, location and lodging duration, complications, and surgical approaches. Among these 121 patients, esophageal foreign bodies in 81 patients were successfully extracted via esophagoscope or fiber optic esophagoscope. Cervical esophageal foreign bodies in 22 patients were extracted by esophagoscope and lateral cervical incision (n = 6) and simple lateral cervical incision (n = 16). Thoracotomy was performed to remove thoracic esophageal foreign bodies in 18 patients with 10 successes and 8 failures. Of the 121 patients, 67 patients with cervical abscess were cured by means of lateral cervical abscess incision and drainage, esophageal stent placement, and esophageal perforation repair with pedicle myolemma or pedicle muscular periosteum flap. 54 patients with mediastinitis and/or abscess were all cured, except one mortality, by means of mediastinotomy and drainage or/and closed-chest drainage, simple esophageal repair, esophageal repair with pedicle myolemma or pedicle muscular periosteum flap and stent placement for esophageal perforation, and esophageal exclusion plus two-stage gastric-pharyngeal anastomosis. In the treatment of esophageal foreign body-induced severe complications, various therapies should be applied simultaneously. Lateral cervical incision should be made immediately to remove the foreign bodies if the foreign body extraction under esophagoscope proves to be a failure after repeated attempts, or esophageal perforation develops during the procedure, or should cervical abscess develop. Mediastinotomy and drainage or/and closed-chest drainage should be carried out as early as possible when mediastinitis and/or mediastinal abscess develops after esophageal foreign body ingestion.

Esophageal Foreign Body Induced Perforation, Presenting as Cardiac Chest Pain Mimicker– Case Report

“…In a review by Peng A et al [5] , of 1,428 patients, with esophageal foreign body, 121 patients presented with esophageal foreign bodyinduced perforation and complicated cervical abscess, mediastinitis, and mediastinal abscess.…”

Case Report - Crushed Glass Ingestion

“…In some instances, where underlying psychiatric illness was identified, certain types of management can be counterproductive. The majority of the time, 80-90%, the foreign body pass without intervention, 10-20% of the time endoscopic visualization and removal is necessary, and in < 1% of cases warrant surgical removal [4][5][6][7][8][9] .…”

Accidental ingestion of hairpins in adolescent Muslim girls while doing or undoing the headscarf

“…The foreign bodies most commonly swallowed by adults are: Fish bones (9-45%), Bones (8-40%) and Dentures (4-18%). 2,3 Most foreign bodies pass uneventfully, but serious complications such as bowel perforation and obstruction can occur. The risk of complications is increased with long sharp metal objects and animal bones, and may be higher in patients with adhesions due to prior abdominal surgery.…”

“…The beaded end is heavier than the rest of the pin and therefore the pin usually falls with beaded end pointing downwards. 3 The aim of this study is to create awareness regarding the increased incidences of metallic hairpin ingestion in Muslim females, which can be avoided by community education and awareness.…”