Chen R, Koh J, Zhao YC, Pudel E. A piercing story: ingestion of a grill wire brush bristle.
J Laryngol Otol 2021;
135:467-9. [PMID:
33858524 DOI:
10.1017/S0022215121000694]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
This paper reports the dangers of an ingested metal wire bristle from a barbeque brush, which resulted in oesophageal perforation.
CASE REPORT
A 49-year-old gentleman presented to the emergency department with foreign body sensation and odynophagia after having consumed barbequed lamb for lunch. Computed tomography of the neck demonstrated a thin linear opacity near the thoracic inlet. The object could not be visualised on emergent rigid oesophagoscopy. Subsequent neck exploration enabled localisation of a retropharyngeal abscess and a thin wire bristle from a barbeque brush.
CONCLUSION
Always consider the utensils employed in food preparation as a differential in ingested foreign bodies. Thin wire objects have a high propensity to migrate and result in complications, hence urgent intervention is vital.
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