Patient's question:
The other day, my family had fish for dinner. My child kept insisting on eating it, but ended up choking. Nothing helped, like drinking vinegar, so I rushed to the emergency room at a hospital. The check-up results showed it was a esophageal foreign body perforation. A foreign body in the esophagus causing a esophageal perforation?Doctor's answer:
It is recommended that you seek treatment at a formal hospital in a timely manner. Chronic perforation of esophageal foreign bodies can cause symptoms to delay for weeks to months. After esophageal perforation, the patient may experience difficulty eating. Patients with esophageal peritonitis or secondary mediastinitis may develop fever and leukocytosis. When a child swallows a foreign object, the incorrect date is often unclear. As the foreign body corrodes through the esophageal wall, there may be a dense fibrotic reaction around it, or a perforation may form a tracheal or bronchial fistula, presenting with fever and persistent cough. It is crucial to seek medical treatment promptly.