Migration of surgical sponge retained at mediastinoscopy into the trachea.
It is uncommon to find an iatrogenic foreign body after thoracic surgery. We present a case of migration of a surgical sponge left inadvertently in the mediastinum during a troublesome mediastinoscopy, that migrated into the trachea 6 years later with airway obstruction. The foreign body was extracted through rigid bronchoscopy and the patient had a full recovery.
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Division of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Diseases Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Hospital Universitārio, Ilha do Fundāo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. haddad@ufrj.com
Rui
R
Haddad
Luiz Felippe
LF
Judice
Antônio
A
Chibante
Denis
D
Ferraz