A Patient With a Foreign Body in Mediastinum That Penetrated Into the Bronchus

作者：Zhai, Jianxue; Yan, Xuebin; Ge, Haotian; Lu, Di; Liu, Xiguang; Tong, Yu; Wang, Zhizhi; Wu, Hua; Cai, Kaican^*

来源：Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2022, 114(4): E237-E239.

DOI：10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.052

We report the rare case of a patient who had a foreign body in the mediastinum and trachea caused by trauma due to epileptic seizures. A 52-year-old man had an epileptic seizure 3 months before visiting our hospital and had an injury to his neck caused by a broken glass cabinet. Computed tomography scan revealed a foreign body in the mediastinum and trachea. After a detailed discussion among members of the multidisci-plinary team, surgery was successfully performed to remove the foreign body. This rare case may help provide a reference for diagnosing and treating a mediastinal and tracheobronchial foreign body.

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  南方医科大学