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Pleural gas gangrene secondary to esophageal injury by an ingested fish bone.

Abstract
We report a 73-year-old woman with right pleural gas gangrene, treated successfully by thoracoscopic debridement. The clinical course and chest computed radiography and thoracoscopy findings suggested that her condition resulted from a relatively rare esophageal injury after she accidentally ingested a fish bone. Video-assisted thoracoscopic intervention has proved useful in cases involving pleural gas gangrene.
AuthorsShunsuke Endo, Akira Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Fumio Murayama, Yasunori Sohara
JournalThe Japanese journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official publication of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery = Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai zasshi (Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg) Vol. 50 Issue 4 Pg. 178-80 (Apr 2002) ISSN: 1344-4964 [Print] Japan
PMID11993201 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Empyema, Pleural (etiology)
  • Esophagus (injuries)
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies (complications, diagnostic imaging)
  • Gas Gangrene (etiology)
  • Humans
  • Pleural Diseases (etiology)
  • Pleural Effusion (etiology)
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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