A new and safe technique for removing cervical esophageal foreign body.
Despite the recent advances in instrumentation and anesthesia, removal of esophageal foreign bodies remains a challenge. Endoscopic removal of foreign bodies has yielded a success rate of 80%. Surgical removal of these foreign bodies is necessary when the endoscopic manipulations fail. Localization and size of the bodies play a critical role in the method of treatment. Here we present a patient with a large stone with sharp edges located in the cervico-thoracic region which was removed after being pushed into the hypopharynx through the esophagus rather than being pushed into the stomach. The technique used proved to be effective and safe; this may be the first use of the procedure in the literature.
Han
Serdar
S
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Yenişehir 06443, Ankara, Turkey.
Kayhan
Burçak
B
Dural
Koray
K
Koçer
Bülent
B
Sakinci
Unal
U
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D003287:Contrast Media; C496524:Fol1 protein, S cerevisiae; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D004094:Dihydropteroate Synthase; D017854:Diphosphotransferases; D000446:Aldehyde-Lyases