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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.5311
An unusual self-inserted foreign body in the mediastinum and its management: a case report
Burhan Apilioğulları1, Banu Yoldaş1, Hıdır Esme1, Taha Tahir Bekçi2
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Konya Training and Research Hospital Konya, Turkey
2Department of Chest Diseases, Konya Training and Research Hospital Konya, Turkey
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.5311
Although there are cases with mediastinal foreign
bodies after several surgical procedures or accidental
conditions, self-inserted objects into the mediastinum
via hypopharynx due to psychological disorder is very
rare. The surgical removal is essential due to the risks of
migration, mediastinitis and erosion into great vessels. In
this article, we report the management modality with the
left cervical incision in 61-year-old schizophrenic female
who was admitted with hemoptysis caused by a selfinserted
mediastinal foreign body.
Keywords : Cervical incision; foreign body; mediastinum
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