Long Steel Wire Penetrating Through The Upper Aerodigestive Tract In A Home Accident- A Case Report.

Abstract

Presented, is a case report of a long and slender steel wire penetrating and embedding in the upper aerodigestive tract of a 65-year-old man in a rare home accident. The upturned end of the wire in the pharynx prevented it from being pulled out, despite the fact that about 50cm of it was protruding from the mouth to the outside. The challenging task of removing it was made simple and safe by using an open surgical approach that directly accessed the upturned end of the wire.

The rarity of such event, the age of the patient, the type of the foreign body, the injuries suffered and the challenges it posed in its management were discussed.


Keywords: Home accident, foreign body, aerodigestive tract, surgery.


[Jnl College of Medicine Vol.7(2) 2002: 87-88]