Cases of foreign body ingestion are encountered relatively often in clinical settings; however, serious complications are rare.In such cases, mediastinal abscess due to esophageal perforation can become a life-threatening complication.We encountered two cases of severe complications due to an esophageal fish bone foreign body.
The first case was a 40-year-old male with an intramural esophageal abscess due to a fish bone after eating fish five days before visiting the hospital.The patient underwent surgical treatment, but the esophageal sophie allport bee curtains abscess did not improve; so, the abscess was drained through endoscopic mucosal dissection, and the abscess improved.In the second case, a 64-year-old male, who had eaten fish three days before visiting the hospital, had esophageal perforation by a fish bone, and abscess formation in the mediastinum and the lesser sac in the abdominal cavity were observed.
Although surgical treatment was performed, the intra-abdominal abscess formation was not controlled; so, percutaneous drainage (PCD) was inserted, and the g5210t-p90 abscess improved.Both patients were discharged without any complications.Here, we report two cases that were improved through surgical treatments and additional treatments such as endoscopic dissection and PCD.