Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1991; 2(1):122-126

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1991.2.1.122

임상

식도이물에 의한 식도천공 및 식도주위농양의 1례

김일국¹, 장천기¹, 김영훈¹, 조중환¹

Perforation of the Cervical Esophagus with Periesophageal Abscess due to Foreign Body misswallowing

Il Kuk Kim¹, Cheon Gee Jang¹, Young Hoon Kim¹, Joong Hwan Cho¹

¹메리놀병원 이비인후과

¹Department of Otolaryngology, Maryknoll Hospital, Pusan, Korea

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

Abstract

Esophageal perforation has been regarded as the most rapidly fatal and most serious problem in the Gastrointestinal tract perforation.

The esophageal perforation with foreign body is very rare. It is usually caused by sharp foreign body.

Recently, we experienced a case of unusual esophageal foreign body, jujube seed which penetrated the cervical esophageal wall due to forceful deglutition with a large amount of food and resulted in periesophageal abscess in 54-year-old female.

The foreign body was removed by the external surgical approach.

We report this case with review of literatures.