Fuentes Santos Cristina, Steen Bárbara
Unidad de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
Unidad de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
Case Rep Pulmonol. 2014;2014:215832. doi: 10.1155/2014/215832. Epub 2014 Sep 21.
The aspiration of barium contrast is a rare complication that may occur during studies of the digestive tract. Barium is an inert material that can cause anywhere from an asymptomatic mechanical obstruction to serious symptoms of respiratory distress that can result in patient death. We present the case of a 79-year-old male patient in whom we observed the presence of contrast medium residue in the lung parenchyma as an incidental finding during hospitalization. When the patient's medical file was reviewed, images were found of a barium swallow study that the patient had undergone months earlier, and we were able to observe the exact moment of the aspiration of the contrast material. The patient had been asymptomatic since the test.
钡剂造影剂误吸是一种罕见的并发症，可能发生在消化道检查过程中。钡剂是一种惰性物质，可导致从无症状的机械性梗阻到严重呼吸窘迫症状不等的情况，严重时可导致患者死亡。我们报告一例79岁男性患者，在其住院期间偶然发现肺实质内存在造影剂残留。查阅患者病历后，发现了该患者数月前进行的钡剂吞咽造影检查的图像，我们能够观察到造影剂误吸的确切时刻。自检查后患者一直无症状。
