[A case of iatrogenic mercury incorporation caused by balloon rupture of a Miller-Abbot tube in intestinal subileus].
A young man admitted with diagnosis of subileus was treated as usual by Miller-Abbot catheter with a mercury-filled balloon at the distal tip. During treatment of this patient the mercury-filled balloon ruptured, but no signs of poisoning occurred despite a blood mercury level 4 times higher than normal. In contrast to one fatal case described in the literature, the present case followed a course without signs of mercury intoxication under treatment with Dimaval (Na-2,3,-dimercapto-1-sulfanat).
D000328:Adult; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury / Q000378:metabolism; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014494:Unithiol / Q000627:therapeutic use
D002614:Chelating Agents; D014494:Unithiol; D008628:Mercury
Ein Fall von iatrogener Quecksilber-Inkorporation durch Ballonruptur einer Miller-Abbot-Sonde bei Dünndarmsubileus.