title: [Pulmonary abscess caused by fish bone].
abstract: We describe an extremely rare case of pulmonary abscess caused by fish bone which stabbed the lung from transesophageal route. A 60-year-old woman referred to our hospital complaining of fever. Three days before, she had swallowing pain while eating the bony parts of a fish. An examination on admission showed that C-reactive protein (CRP) is 9.70 mg/dl. Chest computed tomography (CT)revealed, 4 cm mass shadow in the right upper lobe and fish bone material in the mass shadow. Esophagography showed no abnormal findings. Right upper lobectomy was performed under the diagnosis of pulmonary abscess by fish bone. Post operative course was uneventful. The cause was suspected of migration of a fish bone into the right upper lobe via mediasinum and thoracic cavity from esophagus.
authors: Department of Chest Surgery, Yamaguchi-Ube Medical Center, Ube, Japan.
authors: Eisuke
authors: E
authors: Matsuda
authors: Kazunori
authors: K
authors: Okabe
authors: Akihiro
authors: A
authors: Takahagi
authors: Tatsurou
authors: T
authors: Hayashi
authors: Toshiki
authors: T
authors: Tanaka
authors: Fumiho
authors: F
authors: Sano
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Tao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged