Abstract
A 4-year-old male child with a history of chronic cough over 6 months was admitted to ENT unit. He was diagnosed to have a foreign body oesophagus on X-ray chest, which he ingested 6 months ago. He had been treated for cough many times and the diagnosis was made after he under wentoesophagoscopy and bronchoscopy. CT showed an oesophageal foreign body eroding in to the trachea with tracheoesophageal fistula formation. The foreign body was removed via thoracotomy, a 6-hour surgery involving a thoracic surgeon, a paediatric surgeon and an ENT surgeon. The child had an uneventful recovery after 6 days in ICU.
Highlights
Foreign body impaction in the digestive tract can present in many ways
We report a casein which a child had a foreign body in the oesophagusfor over 6 months
A 4-year-old male child was brought by his parents to the ENT ward, Lady Ridgway Hospital for children with the complaint of a foreign body in a chest x-ray(incidental finding)
Summary
Foreign body impaction in the digestive tract can present in many ways. Still identification as a ‘foreign body impaction’ may be a challenge. The child was treated for a non-resolving cough for over 6 months He had been treated by many general practitioners with antibiotics, anti-histamines, steroids and bronchodilators but the cough continued. He was seen by an ENT surgeon and advised to take aChest x-ray, and was found to have a foreign body in the oesophagus. He was admitted and underwent a planned oesophagoscopy and bronchoscopy. The child recovered from anaesthesia and was subsequently admitted to the ICU He was ventilated with a tracheal tube passed beyond the perforated level of trachea.
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
