Tracheo-oesophageal fistula: a delayed complication of missed inhaled magnetic toys.
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Authors
Yang, W
Jones, M
Mallick, S
Jones, M
Mallick, S
Document Type
Journal Article
Date
2018-02-01
Date Accepted
2018-01-27
Abstract
Delayed diagnosis of tracheobronchial foreign body (FB) aspiration is not uncommon in children. It occurs when symptoms are underappreciated and/or radiological findings are overlooked. In such cases serious complications can arise, which make the diagnosis and removal of the FB much more difficult. Here, we present a case where FB aspiration was misdiagnosed as asthma after a radio-opaque FB on the chest radiograph was missed, leading to formation of a tracheo-oesophageal fistula as a rare delayed complication.
Citation
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2018, 2018 (2),
Source Title
Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
ISSN
eISSN
2042-8812
2042-8812
2042-8812