Diagnosis and management decision in delayed posterior mediastinal abscess secondary to thoracic esophageal perforation following accidental fish bone ingestion

• Main Authors: Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee, Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah, Mohamad Hashim, Shaharudin, K.S, Sathananthar, Kamarudin, Norie Azilah
• 格式: Conference or Workshop Item
• 語言: English; English; English
• 出版: 2006
• 主題: RF Otorhinolaryngology
• 在線閱讀: http://irep.iium.edu.my/23270/1/Dr_Raja2.Malaysia-Singapore_Congress.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/23270/2/Msia-Sing._Congress_2006.Oesophageal_Perforation.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/23270/3/malaysian-singapore.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/23270/

Accidental swallowing of fish bone, which arrested in either the cervical or thoracic esophagus, is fairly common. However, the incidence of esophageal perforation due this fish bone is low. Delayed posterior mediastinal abscess as a result of the esophageal perforation is a rare manifestation...