Is That a Paper Clip in the Aorta?

Foreign body ingestion, with subsequent esophageal complications, commonly is encountered.1 Possible complications include impaction, ulceration, erosion, perforation, tracheoesophageal fistulas, aortoesophageal fistulas, and, in the rare event, direct vascular injury. Most of these cases can be managed conservatively. However, 10% to 20% of cases require invasive intervention and less than 1% of cases require surgery.2 The following case highlighted a rare example of a foreign body ingestion causing direct aortic injury and the multidisciplinary approach required for safe removal.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - September 15, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Meena Bhatia, Candy Ezimora, Yaroslav Yatsky, Priya Kumar Tags: Case Report Source Type: research