Citation

Tran DD, Cable BB, Ruhl DS, Jaqua NT. Trauma (Sage) 2014; 16(2): 135-138.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1460408614525737

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

There has been an increasing recent trend in accidental ingestion of wire barbeque grill brush bristles. Because of the unique nature of the foreign object, both the diagnosis and management of this injury are new realms in everyday trauma without clearly established protocols. We present the case of an accidental wire bristle ingestion resulting in oesophageal perforation; with insight from recent military trauma data, we managed this patient conservatively without surgical exploration. In the subset of asymptomatic patients with negative imaging, this divergence from operative management is safe with close observation and follow-up.

Language: en