Foreign body in the upper oesophagus - A double scope extraction approach

Flexible esophagogastroduodenoscopy is the gold standard for removing FB of the upper gastrointestinal tract. However large sharped FB are usually challenging to remove and are the subtype that most often requires surgery. We describe a case of a patient with a dental prothesis impacted in the proxi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista española de enfermedades digestivas 2024-05
Hauptverfasser: Conceição, Daniel, Bronze, Sérgio, Costa, Pedro Marques da, Lopes, João
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Flexible esophagogastroduodenoscopy is the gold standard for removing FB of the upper gastrointestinal tract. However large sharped FB are usually challenging to remove and are the subtype that most often requires surgery. We describe a case of a patient with a dental prothesis impacted in the proximal oesophagus. After a failed conventional approach, we made a successful attempt with two regular scopes with two independent operators.
ISSN:1130-0108
DOI:10.17235/reed.2024.10485/2024