TRACHEA INJURY IN A POLYTRAUMA PATIENT WITH AN INTRATHORACIC MIGRATION OF FOREIGN BODIES
- Author:
Syahida Sh Othman
1
;
Syahida Sh Othman
2
;
Wan Aireene Wan Ahmed
1
;
Wan Aireene Wan Ahmed
2
;
Mimi Azliha Abu Bakar
3
;
Mimi Azliha Abu Bakar
2
;
Ahmad Zuhdi Mamat
4
;
Ahmad Zuhdi Mamat
2
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Trachea Injury; Penetrating Airway Injury; Foreign Body Mediastinal Migration
- From: Journal of University of Malaya Medical Centre 2024;27(2):206-210
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
- Abstract: TRACHEA INJURY IN A POLYTRAUMA PATIENT WITH AN INTRATHORACIC MIGRATION OF FOREIGN BODIES:Traumatic airway injuries with intrathoracic foreign body migration are rare but can be severe and life-threatening. Prompt clinical suspicion is crucial to secure the airway and prevent further respiratory distress. Imaging is important in depicting the nature of the injury and its possible complications. We are reporting the case of a 26-year-old motorcyclist who was involved in a high-velocity road traffic accident and had extensive polytrauma with an airway injury. He was intubated and required an urgent thoracostomy for the pneumothorax. Computed tomography revealed trachea injury with intrathoracic and mediastinal foreign body migration. The patient was planned for a thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) approach for the removal of the foreign bodies. However, his condition gradually deteriorated, and he passed away due to a severe head injury.
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