Successful Treatment of Fishbone-Induced Esophageal Perforation and Mediastinal Abscess: A Case Report and Literature Review

18 December 2023: Articles

Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Rare disease

Shili Zhong ^A , Zhengbin Wu ^A* , Zheng Wang ^C

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.942056

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e942056

Table 2. Clinical characteristics of esophageal perforation caused by fish bone in 2013, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Year of study	Patient	Perforation Site	Clinical Manifestation	Treatment	Length of Stay	Outcome
2020 []¹¹	41-year-old man	Right neck	Neck pain, fever, shiver	Antibiotic therapy, surgical drainage	7 days	Recovered
2019 []¹²	53-year-old woman	Esophagus near the left subclavian artery	Unexpected dizziness	Antibiotic therapy	3 days	Died
2018 []¹³	63-year-old man	Esophageal mucosa 24 cm from the incisor	Foreign body sensation, neck pain, fever	Antibiotic therapy, nutrition support, surgical drainage	16 days	Recovered
2013 []¹⁴	68-year-old woman	Upper part of the esophagus	Sore throat, fever	Debridement operation, antibiotic therapy, transendoscopic application of fibrin glue, nutrition support	128 days	Recovered