Delayed Detection of a Penetrating Tracheal Foreign Body

수상 후 10년이 지나 발견된 기관 내 이물질

  • Jang, Woo-Sung (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Young-Tae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Joo-Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Kang, Chang-Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital)
  • 장우성 (서울대학교병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 김영태 (서울대학교병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 김주현 (서울대학교병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 강창현 (서울대학교병원 흉부외과)
  • Published : 2007.05.05

Abstract

The finding of a tracheal penetrating injury that's caused by a foreign body is rare in adulthood. A 42-year-old man had experienced penetrating trauma due to a glass fragment 10 years ago. He presented with blood tinged sputum and dyspnea on exertion, and this had developed 1 year previously. Chest CT scan and bronchoscopy revealed a foreign body crossing the tracheal lumen and the object arose from outside of the trachea; this was all associated with airway edema. We removed the foreign body, which was a 5cm length of glass fragment, and we repaired the tracheal defect using a simple primary suture. The postoperative course of the patient was uneventful and he is now being followed up at the outpatient department; he has had no additional symptoms.

성인에 있어서 이물질이 기관을 관통하는 경우는 매우 드물다. 42세 남자 환자가 10년 전 왼쪽 등을 유리에 찔리는 외상을 입었다. 환자는 1년 전부터 혈담(blood tinged sputum) 및 호흡곤란이 있었다. 흉부 단층 촬영과 기관지 내시경에서 기관을 뚫고 지나가는 이물질이 발견되었고 심한 기관지 부종을 동반하고 있었다. 경부 절개를 통해 접근하여 기관 내 이물질을 제거하였고 결손 자리를 단순 봉합하였다. 수술 후 기관 내 이물질은 5 cm 길이의 유리 조각임을 확인할 수 있었다 수술 후 환자는 합병증 없이 퇴원하였으며 현재 특별한 증상 없이 2년째 외래 경과 관찰 중이다.

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