title: Tracheoesophageal fistula with tracheal stenosis resulting from retained esophageal foreign body.
abstract: Although a foreign body ingestion is common in infants and young children, serious complication such as penetration of the esophagus is a relatively rare event. Delayed diagnosis may result from lack of classical symptoms and history, leading to serious result, even to death. A 2-year-old boy was admitted to the emergency room with dyspnea. He had wheezing and stridor for a 1.5-year and unfortunately treated as a bronchial asthma for a long time. Chest X-ray and cervical CT scan revealed esophageal foreign body. Intraoperative findings showed a plastic material in the esophagus and tracheoesophageal fistula with tracheal stenosis as a complication of the retained foreign body. Therefore, we should keep in mind that foreign body can present atypical symptoms like respiratory symptoms, especially in infant and young children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Dongbin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Sung Jae
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.forename: Ji Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jin Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Sohn
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004947:Esophagus; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*