Open AccessCase Report: Removal of mediastinal foreign body (steel shot) with mediastinoscopy
Author(s) -
Bayram Metin,
Halil Tözüm,
Serkan Kaya
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.28
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1306-696X
DOI - 10.5505/tjtes.2013.85453
Subject(s) - mediastinoscopy , mediastinum , thorax (insect anatomy) , medicine , shot (pellet) , foreign body , radiology , foreign body ingestion , thoracotomy , surgery , anatomy , chemistry , organic chemistry
Morbidity and mortality is high in patients with gunshot wounds to the chest. Only in rare cases do foreign bodies persist in the thorax without significant pathology. At this study, we present a case in which steel shot was removed through the mediastinum using mediastinoscopy due to the risk of tracheal fistula.