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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2015;26(3): 269-272. |
| Esophageal Perforation with Delayed Detection of a Foreign Body: A Case Report |
| Han Joo Choi |
| Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. iqtus@hanmail.net |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Foreign body ingestion in adults is not uncommon in the emergency department. Careful history taking is a key element of correct diagnosis and physical examination should be followed by use of radiographic approaches. We report on a case of esophageal perforation related to the presence of a foreign body in the esophagus. After radiographic studies, the patient was diagnosed as an esophageal perforation.
Through an endoscopic approach, we found that the cause of the perforation was a foreign body in the esophagus.
Emergency physicians should understand various presentations of foreign bodies in the esophagus and make a proper decision regarding treatment. |
| Key words:
Esophageal Perforation, Foreign Bodies, Endoscopy |
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