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Multiple organ dysfunction caused by a foreign body in the esophagus

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posted on 2020-01-22, 03:37 authored by Sasa Dragic, Pedja Kovacevic, Danica Momcicevic, Jovana Cavka, Tijana Kovacevic, Aleksandra Aleksic, Milka Jandric, Biljana Zljutro, Vlado Djajić

ABSTRACT We present the case of a 71-year-old patient who was admitted to the medical intensive care unit in a state of multiple organ dysfunction. After the fourth day of applying all needed life-saving measures (vasopressor stimulation, mechanical ventilation, continuous dialysis treatment, broad spectrum antibiotic therapy, and other supportive measures), nonspecific heteroanamnestic data revealed that the patient had been having a persistent difficulty in swallowing liquids and food for a few days prior to hospital admission. After performing additional radiological and endoscopic diagnostic procedures, a foreign body was detected; a steel wire that had a length of approximately 6cm and was bent in a half had penetrated the esophagus and was projected into the seventh neckline. We managed to evacuate the foreign body endoscopically without further complications, and we stabilized our patient using additional therapeutic measures as needed.

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    Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva

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