Left main bronchus foreign body masquerading as diaphragmatic hernia in an adult patient.
| Autor: | Philippakis GE; Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Chania, Chania, Greece., Moustardas MP |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | International journal of surgery case reports [Int J Surg Case Rep] 2012; Vol. 3 (5), pp. 170-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Jan 28. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijscr.2011.12.007 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: Foreign body aspiration is quite uncommon in the adults. It can be a life-threatening situation and it often requires a high index of suspicion, because the diagnosis can be obscure. Presentation of Case: We present a case of food aspiration by a 31-year old female patient, masquerading as diaphragmatic hernia, for the first time in the literature. Discussion: Foreign body aspiration may escape diagnosis, especially if there is no recollection of the episode. Conclusion: The thoracic surgeon may be suspicious of this condition, even if the patient history and imaging obscure the clinical picture. (Copyright © 2012 Surgical Associates Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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