Acute oesophageal obstruction 18 months after an abdominal shotgun wound.
A 32-year-old man presented to the otolaryngology department with acute dysphagia after vomiting. Radiological investigation suggested a piece of meat lodged in the lower oesophagus and rigid oesophagoscopy was performed. However, a plastic shotgun cartridge was found and removed. This had gained access to the stomach when the patient had been shot at point-blank range 18 months previously, and appeared to have been forced into the oesophagus by the vomiting, where it caused obstruction.
Riley
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Department of Otolaryngology, Craigavon Area Hospital, Portadown, N. Ireland.
McNeill
J
J
McCloskey
B
B
Thomson
M P
MP
Mackle
E
E
D000328:Adult; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*