Developmentally Delayed Male with Mincer Blade Obstructing the Oesophagus for a Period of Time Suspected to Be 6 Months
Joint Authors
Grønhøj Larsen, Christian
Charabi, Birgitte
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-07-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Sharp, retained foreign bodies in the oesophagus are associated with severe complications.
Developmentally delayed patients are especially subject to foreign objects.
We describe a 37-year-old, developmentally delayed male with a mincer blade obstructing the oesophagus.
Six months prior to surgical intervention, the patient was hospitalized in a condition of sepsis and pneumonia where the thoracic X-ray reveals a foreign body in the proximal oesophagus.
When rehospitalized 6 months later, a mincer blade of the type used in immersion blenders was surgically removed.
During these 6 months the patient’s main symptoms were dysphagia, weight loss, and diarrhoea.
When developmentally delayed patients present with dysphagia, we strongly encourage the awareness of the possible presence of foreign bodies.
To our knowledge this is the first reported case of a mincer blade in the oesophagus.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Grønhøj Larsen, Christian& Charabi, Birgitte. 2015. Developmentally Delayed Male with Mincer Blade Obstructing the Oesophagus for a Period of Time Suspected to Be 6 Months. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060001
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Grønhøj Larsen, Christian& Charabi, Birgitte. Developmentally Delayed Male with Mincer Blade Obstructing the Oesophagus for a Period of Time Suspected to Be 6 Months. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060001
American Medical Association (AMA)
Grønhøj Larsen, Christian& Charabi, Birgitte. Developmentally Delayed Male with Mincer Blade Obstructing the Oesophagus for a Period of Time Suspected to Be 6 Months. Case Reports in Surgery. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060001
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1060001