Role of foley's catheter in removing foreign body of oesophagus.
Oesophageal foreign bodies are commonly removed with rigid oesophagoscopy under general anaesthesia, but spherical foreign bodies can also be removed using a foley's catheter under fluoroscopic control without anaesthesia. We present a case of successful removal of a spherical marble from the oesophagus in a four years old girl by a foley's catheter under general anaesthesia.
Adhikari
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Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, TU Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. prakash_ooz@hotmail.com
Bhusal
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Guragain
R P S
RP
Acharya
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Budhathoki
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D002404:Catheterization; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans