An unusual type of severe barotrauma owing to automobile tire biting in a child
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, cilt.39, sa.10, ss.1584-1585, 2004 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 10
- Basım Tarihi: 2004
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.06.035
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1584-1585
- Anahtar Kelimeler: barotrauma (traumatic), automobile tire blow out, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, esophageal perforation
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
The authors report a rare case of a barotraumatic pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum associated with esophageal perforation and orbital emphysema. A 4-year-old boy presented with sudden respiratory distress after blowout of a defective tire that he bit. Computed tomography scan showed right pneumothorax and bilateral orbital emphysema. A linear rupture has been detected in the cervical esophagus in esophagoscopy. Stamm gastrostomy and tube thoracostomy were performed, and broad-spectrum antibiotics have been introduced. Oral feeding started 23 days after blowout of tire, and the patient was discharged 50 days after injury. © 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.