Open AccessTraumatic esophageopleural fistula due to fish bone injury
Author(s) -
Ajay Kumar Verma,
Ved Prakash,
Ambarish Joshi,
Surya Kant,
Ankit Bhatia
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of association of chest physicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2320-9089
pISSN - 2320-8775
DOI - 10.4103/2320-8775.146850
Subject(s) - fish bone , medicine , fish <actinopterygii> , fistula , surgery , fishery , biology
Oesophageopleural fistula (EPF) is an abnormal communication in between the oesophagous and pleural space such that the contents of oesophagous are drained into the pleural space surrounding the lungs. We describe a case of a middle-aged female who presented with right sided pyothorax secretions of which consisted of food particles. Chest computed tomography and barium swallow confirmed the diagnosis of oesophageopleural fistula, cause of which was found to be an accidental fish bone injury. Conservative management was done by chest tube drainage along with ryles tube feeding. Patient expired following severe sepsis