Absolute dysphagia after adenotonsillectomy due to a forgotten gauze pack impacted in the esophagus

المؤلفون المشاركون

Ammar, Mustafa I.
al-Barmawi, Usamah A.

المصدر

Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences

العدد

المجلد 14، العدد 3 (30 نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني 2013)، ص ص. 207-211، 5ص.

الناشر

الجمعية المصرية للأذن و الأنف و الحنجرة و العلوم المشتركة

تاريخ النشر

2013-11-30

دولة النشر

مصر

عدد الصفحات

5

التخصصات الرئيسية

الطب البشري

الموضوعات

الملخص EN

Objectives: We present a rare case of absolute dysphagia after adenotonsillectomy due to a forgotten gauze pack impacted in the esophagus.

Case report: A 9 year old girl was presented with absolute dysphagia 15 days after adenotonsillectomy.

The parents reported postoperative poor oral intake for semisolids which became absolute for both solids and fluids 4 days after surgery.

Clinically, the only positive finding was pooling of saliva in the hypopharynx detected by flexible nasopharyngoscopy.

Computerized tomography revealed a retropharyngo-esophageal well defined lesion which was suggested to be localized neck space infection.

Rigid esophagoscopy under general anesthesia was done before planned neck exploration to surprisingly reveal an impacted gauze pack surrounded by severe esophageal inflammatory reaction.

Conclusion: Because dysphagia was attributed to adenotonsillectomy itself in this case, the diagnosis was delayed for about 15 days.

A systematic approach for the management of progressive dysphagia should be considered from non-invasive to more invasive maneuvers and foreign body option should always be borne in mind.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Ammar, Mustafa I.& al-Barmawi, Usamah A.. 2013. Absolute dysphagia after adenotonsillectomy due to a forgotten gauze pack impacted in the esophagus. Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences،Vol. 14, no. 3, pp.207-211.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-375120

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Ammar, Mustafa I.& al-Barmawi, Usamah A.. Absolute dysphagia after adenotonsillectomy due to a forgotten gauze pack impacted in the esophagus. Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences Vol. 14, no. 3 (Nov. 2013), pp.207-211.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-375120

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Ammar, Mustafa I.& al-Barmawi, Usamah A.. Absolute dysphagia after adenotonsillectomy due to a forgotten gauze pack impacted in the esophagus. Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences. 2013. Vol. 14, no. 3, pp.207-211.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-375120

نوع البيانات

مقالات

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

الملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references : p. 210-211

رقم السجل

BIM-375120