title: Video-mediastinoscope: for extracting upper esophageal foreign bodies.
abstract: Patients with esophageal foreign bodies require prompt diagnosis and therapy. The proximal dilatation method using a video-mediastinoscope is safe and effective in removing sharp foreign bodies from the upper esophagus, avoiding surgery and possible perforation. The technique using a video-mediastinoscope proved to be effective and safe; this may be the first use of this procedure in the literature. We recommend using video-mediastinoscope for extracting foreign bodies involving the upper esophagus narrowing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital of Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: Celal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tekinbas
authors.forename: Muharrem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erol
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017266:Dental Prosthesis; D004724:Endoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020707:Mediastinoscopes; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery