Migrated oesophageal foreign body retrieval with trans cervical approach in a district general hospital of Sri Lanka
Abstract
A 53-year-old previously healthy patient presentated with an impending airway obstruction due to a retropharyngeal and a para-oesophageal abscess caused by a delayed impacted foreign body,failed retrieval with rigid oesophagosopy. The patient was successfully managed by exploration of the neck with trance cervical approach in a district general hospital setting. Awareness and early referral from primary care setting could have prevented a potentially life threatening complication.
© 2024 D. M. A. H. Dissanayake, K. P. Dissanayake, K. H. C. M. Ramasundara, R. M. G. P. Rajapaksha, M. R. F. Azeeza, E. G. M. G. N. Bandara, P. R. R. W. M. R. D. Abhayasinghe, published by College of Otorhinolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons of Sri Lanka
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