Abstract
Ten cases with esophageal foreign body were treated surgically from July 1980 to October 1995 at the Departme t of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital. The mean age was 45.3 years, with a range from 25 to 71. Out of ten cases, 6 were female and four were male. Common symptoms were dysphagia, fever, foreign body sensation and neck pain. Three cases of foreign bodies were of fish bones, two of bubble paclcage of drugs, one case of a Eeer bottle cap, one of a piece glass, one of a bathtub plug, one of chicken and one of a bean. The diagnosis was established by esophagography using a water soluble contrast material and esophagoscopy. Among of ten cases, two had esophageal stricture due to the ingestion of Aye at a young age. One case had experienced psychological problems. All foreign bodies were removed by surgical procedures. Five cases were treated by cervical esophagostomy, one case by right thoracotomy, one case by retrograde bougienation through gastrostomy and two cases by cervical incision and drainage for cervical abscess. Three cases developed pos operative esophageal leaks which healed spontaneously and transient hoarseness developed in one case. One case developed traumatic pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema which was treated by closed thoracostomy. There were no operative deaths. C(ocean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997;30:1117-20)
충남대학교병원에서 1980년7월부터 1995년 8월까지 경험한 식도이물 10례를 수술 치료하였다. 나이는 25 세에서 71세로, 평균 나이는 45.3세였고 남녀의 비는 6:4였다 가장 흔한 증상은 연하곤란, 발열, 이물감, 경부 동통이였다. 이물질은 생선뼈 3례였고, 거품 약포장지가 2례였고, 맥주병 마개,욕조 물마개, 깨진 사발 조각, 닭고기, 콩이 각각 1례였다. 진단은 수용성 식도 조영제와 식도 내시경을 이용하였다. 10례중 2례에서는 과거에 가성소다 섭취로 인해 식도 협착이 있었다. 1례에서는 정신과적 문제가 있었다. 식도이물은 모두 수술적 처치로 제거하였다 5례에서는 경부식도절게술을 시행하였고 1례는 우측 개흉술 을, 1례는 개복하여 위를 통해 위관을 역류성으로 통과 제거하였으며, 2례는 경부농양이 있어 절개후 배농하 였다. 3례는 수술 후 누출이 있었으나 수술치료없이 보존적 요법으로 호전되었으며,1례는 일시적인 애성이 있 었다. 1례는 외상성 기흉이 발생하여 폐쇄적 홉관 삽관술로 치료하였다. 수술 사망자는 없었다.