Pseudoaneurisma carotídeo en niño de 2 años, complicación de la lesión esofágica por cuerpo extraño: reporte de caso y revisión de la literatura

The case is reported of a 2 year-old male patient who showed symptoms characteristic of gastroenteritis. The patient was discharged, and then returned with respiratory symptoms characteristic of pneumonia that progressed to respiratory failure and required mechanical ventilation and vasoactive agents. The patient was diagnosed with a pseudoaneurysm, that was surgically treated, but no improvements were noticed. Different studies were performed that showed oesophageal perforation and mediastinitis secondary to a fishbone ingestion. The patient had massive bleeding and as a result, he died.