Corpos estranhos caminham pelo corpo em direção ao coração? Do foreign bodies migrate through the body towards the heart?

A fixação dos CE, principalmente os pontiagudos, favorece a migração pelo corpo, gerando a expressão popular: "os CEs caminham pelo corpo em direção ao coração". OBJETIVO: Descrever os mecanismos envolvidos na migração do CE e a forma de diagnosticá-los. METODOLOGIA: Numa população de 3.000 casos de corpos estranhos, em 40 anos, foram analisados quatro que tiveram deslocamento extraluminal. Foram tomados os dados clínicos, radiológicos, endoscópicos e ultrassonográficos coletadas no serviço de documentação médica. RESULTADOS: São apresentadas três histórias clínicas em que o CE era de espinha de peixe e uma de cartilagem de peixe. Em todos se analisou o deslocamento. Em dois a migração se iniciou no esôfago, um para a aorta e outro para a região cervical e nos dois outros, o deslocamento ocorreu a partir da faringe: um para a fáscia pré-vertebral e outro se exteriorizou na região submandibular. Discutem os mecanismos pelos quais ocorre a migração dos CEs pelo corpo e os riscos que tais deslocamentos promovem para o paciente e a forma de diagnosticá-los. CONCLUSÕES: Os CE podem caminhar pelo corpo, porém não para o coração. Em casos de histórias arrastadas de ingestão de CEs, o estudo por imagens se faz obrigatório, previamente ao exame endoscópico.<br>Fixation of foreign bodies (FB), in the mucosa, can favor its migration, giving origin to the popular saying: "FB walk to the heart". AIM: describe the mechanisms involved in FB migration and how to diagnose them. METHODOLOGY: From a sample of 3,000 foreign bodies, during 40 years, we analyzed four which had extra-lumen migration. We analyzed clinical, radiologic, endoscopic and ultrasound data collected at the medical documentation service. RESULTS: three clinical histories are presented, describing two fish bones and one piece of fish cartilage. FB shifting was analyzed in all of them. Migration started in the esophagus in two, one going to the aorta and the other to the neck area. In the other two, migration started in the pharynx, and the FB moved towards the prevertebral fascia and the other externalized in the submandibular region. The mechanisms and the risks posed to the patient, by FB migration, and the way to diagnose them are hereby discussed. CONCLUSIONS: the study allows us to determine that FB can move through the body but not towards the heart. The study also serves as a warning sign: in cases of prolonged histories of FB ingestion, imaging studies are mandatory before endoscopic examination

Unusual Presentation of Caustic Ingestion and its Surgical Treatment: A Case Report

Treatment and reconstruction of oral scar contracture, is always a challenging procedure to restore structure and functions of the oral cavity. We present a case of a patient with limited mouth opening who sustained extensive oral scar contracture with complete adhesion of tongue to floor of mouth following ingestion of caustic soda without his knowledge 4 years back. We performed a surgical release of the scar contractures from buccal mucosa on both sides, along with a release of the tongue from the floor of the mouth, followed by reconstruction of all sites using split skin grafts. Adequate mouth opening and tongue movement was achieved. There was a follow up period of 1 month with excellent mouth opening and tongue function

Consumo alimentar de crianças e adolescentes com disfagia decorrente de estenose de esôfago: avaliação com base na pirâmide alimentar brasileira Food consumption by children and adolescent with dysphagia due to esophageal stricture: assessment based on the Brazilian food guide pyramid

OBJETIVO: Avaliar o consumo alimentar de pacientes com disfagia decorrente de estenose de esôfago, comparando a dieta de consistência líquida com a dieta de consistência pastosa e sólida, com base na Pirâmide Alimentar Brasileira. MÉTODOS: Estudo de corte transversal, no qual foram incluídos consecutivamente 31 pacientes com estenose esofágica, sendo 18 (58,0%) cáustica, 7 (22,6%) pós-cirúrgica, 3 (9,7%) péptica e 3 (9,7%) sem causa definida. Empregou-se o recordatório de 24 horas; os alimentos foram transformados em porções em função dos oito grupos de alimentos, conforme recomendado por Philippi. Utilizou-se o teste Kruskal-Wallis e Exato de Fisher, fixando em 5% o nível de rejeição da hipótese de nulidade. RESULTADOS: A idade variou entre 15 e 176 meses (mediana, 56 meses), sendo 28 crianças e três adolescentes, e 18 do sexo masculino. Vinte e nove pacientes (93,5%) apresentavam disfagia, sendo grave em 34,4% (10/29), moderada em 41,3% (12/29), e leve em 24,1% (7/29). O consumo mediano de porções de cereais, leguminosas, e óleos e gorduras foi menor no grupo com dieta líquida (p<0,005), o qual também apresentou maior proporção de pacientes cujo consumo foi abaixo do proposto pela pirâmide alimentar quando comparado ao grupo com dieta pastosa e sólida, com diferença estatisticamente significante (p<0,05). CONCLUSÃO: O suporte nutricional é de extrema importância no tratamento de pacientes com estenose esofágica, principalmente na disfagia grave, cuja dieta deve ser adaptada à consistência líquida, devido ao risco nutricional que se atribui à limitada ingestão alimentar, e para que o tratamento dietético seja precocemente instituído.<br>OBJECTIVE: This study assessed food intake by patients with dysphagia due to esophageal stricture and compared liquid, soft and solid diets based on the Brazilian Food guide pyramid. METHODS: This cross-sectional study consecutively included 31 patients with esophageal stricture, of which 18 (58.0%) were caustic, 7 (22.6%) were postoperative, 3 (9.7%) were peptic and 3 (9.7%) were of unknown etiology. The 24-hour dietary recall was used and the foods were converted into servings according to the eight food groups, as recommended by Philippi. The Kruskal-Wallis and Fisher's Exact Test were used and the significance level was set at 5%. RESULTS: The ages of the patients varied from 15 to 176 months (median: 56 months). There were 28 children and 3 adolescents, of which 28 were males. Twenty-nine patients (93.5%) presented dysphagia, of which 34.4% (10/29) were severe, 41.3% (12/29) were moderate and 24.1% (7/29) were mild. The median intake of grain, legume and fat servings was smaller in the liquid diet group (p<0.005). This group also had a significantly greater proportion of patients whose intakes were below those recommended by the food pyramid (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Nutritional support is extremely important in the treatment of patients with esophageal stricture, especially those with severe dysphagia. These patients need a liquid diet because of the nutritional risk associated with inadequate food intake, which also allows early introduction of the dietary treatment