title: A wristwatch in the esophagus associated with esophageal perforation: report of an intriguing case.
abstract: Foreign bodies in the esophagus are commonly seen in emergency medicine. We report here on a very rare case of a working wristwatch in the esophagus, which was successfully extracted by surgical intervention along with primary repair of the perforated cervical esophagus through a transcervical incision. This watch was impacted for 4 days in the cervical esophagus of an adult schizophrenic patient and resulted in cervical esophageal perforation associated with acute deep neck infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University Chungju Hospital, Chungju-si, Republic of Korea. timesgoby@naver.com
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chee
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003646:Debridement; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents