Slovenská chirurgia 2/2015
Rare case of foreign body in mediastinum – case report
Authors present a case of 61 year-old man with injury of posterior wall of pharynx caused by foreign body and its localisation in mediastinum. Foreign body was extracted during laryngoscopy in general anesthesia transorally through laceration of pharynx. Subsequently cervical mediastinotomy was performed. Spreading of inflammation distally in mediastinum required mediastinotomy from thoracotomy also. Authors emphasise the necessity of early and careful localization of foreign body and its extraction.
Keywords: foreign body, perforation of the pharynx, mediastinitis.
