Table 1 Characteristics of seven case reports and the present case
From: The safe removal of a superior mediastinal foreign body by mediastinoscopy: a case report
Author | Year | Cause of migration | Foreign body | Location | Pneumomediastinum pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ward [4] | 1970 | Injury | Bullet | Superior | Â |
Larrieu et al. [5] | 1980 | Injury | Bullet | Superior | Â |
Faries et al. [6] | 1996 | Injury | Bullet | Superior | Â |
Lynch et al. [7] | 1999 | Penetration | Pin stick | Superior | Â |
Tekinbas et al. [8] | 2007 | Penetration | Teeth prothesis | Superior | Â |
Metin et al. [9] | 2013 | Injury | Bullet | Superior | Â |
Wang et al. [2] | 2018 | Penetration | Fish bone | Superior | Â |
Our case | 2019 | Injury | Azalea tree branch | Superior | 5–8 cm H2O |