Perforation of the esophagus: an overlooked cause of chest pain as a complication of esophageal foreign bodies

Chest pain is one of the most common complaints in the emergency department. Diseases of the heart, aorta, lungs, esophagus, stomach, mediastinum, pleura, and abdominal viscera can all cause chest discomfort (Gulati et al., 2021; Jiao et al., 2021; Lu et al., 2022). Clinicians in the emergency depar...

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Published in:Journal of Zhejiang University. B. Science 2023-05, Vol.24 (5), p.455-457
Main Authors: Qin, Chengfan, Yang, Yunmei, Lu, Yuanqiang
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Chest Pain - complications
Correspondence
Emergency Service, Hospital
Esophagus
Female
Foreign bodies
Foreign Bodies - complications
Foreign Bodies - diagnosis
Heart
Humans
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Summary:Chest pain is one of the most common complaints in the emergency department. Diseases of the heart, aorta, lungs, esophagus, stomach, mediastinum, pleura, and abdominal viscera can all cause chest discomfort (Gulati et al., 2021; Jiao et al., 2021; Lu et al., 2022). Clinicians in the emergency department are expected to immediately recognize life-threatening chest pain (Jiao et al., 2021). Delayed diagnosis further increases the risk of complications and mortality (Liu et al., 2021). In this case, we present an elderly Chinese female who had a history of myocardial infarction two years previously, with chest pain eventually found to be caused by ingestion of a duck bone.
ISSN:1673-1581
1862-1783
DOI:10.1631/jzus.B2300026