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 (SCI-Expanded, 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: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1584-1585
- Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
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. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.