title: Combined forceps and catheter extraction of an oesophageal foreign body.
abstract: The extraction of impacted foreign bodies from the oesophagus is frequently performed using forceps under endoscopic guidance. We report the case of a 23-year-old prisoner who ingested a lump of cannabis resin which could not be removed from the upper oesophagus with forceps alone. We recommend the use of a Fogarty balloon catheter in conjunction with toothed forceps in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT Surgery, St George's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: al-Shahi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Connell
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Huchzermeyer
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Moore-Gillon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002188:Cannabis; D002404:Catheterization; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male