Erschienen in:
26.08.2023 | Clinical Report
Unusual intra-tracheal migration of a corrosive esophageal foreign body
verfasst von:
Richard Wend-Lasida Ouédraogo, Ibraïma Traore, Mathieu Millogo
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
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Ausgabe 1/2024
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Summary
Introduction: intra-tracheal migration of esophageal foreign body is very uncommon and dangerous. It is most often caused by a vulnerable foreign body accidentally swallowed. We report the first observation of intra-tracheal migration of corrosive battery in our practice, with review of the literature. Observation: It was a three-years-old girl received in ENT with dyspnea occurred on a chronic dysphagia. The chest x-ray revealed an endotracheal opacity. This proved to be a button battery that migrated into the trachea through an eso-tracheal perforation. Due to this situation, an emergency medico-surgical care was stored, with a favorable evolution at the cost of a laborious management of the residual fistula. Conclusion: Classically innocuous, esophageal foreign body can be unnoticed and became extra-esophageal through esophageal migration in general and tracheal in particular, thus transforming a chronic digestive problem into an expressive respiratory emergency.