title: Airway Complications from an Esophageal Foreign Body.
abstract: Introduction. Foreign body impaction (FBI) in the esophagus can be a serious condition, which can have a high mortality among children and adults, if appropriate diagnosis and treatment are not instituted urgently. 80-90% of all foreign bodies trapped in the esophagus usually pass spontaneously through the digestive tract, without any medical or surgical intervention. 10-20% of them will need an endoscopic intervention.Case Report. We hereby present a case of a large chicken piece foreign body impaction in the esophagus in a 25-year-old male with mental retardation. Patient developed hypoxemic respiratory failure requiring intubation. The removal required endoscopic intervention.Conclusions. Foreign bodies trapped in the upper gastrointestinal tract are a serious condition that can be fatal if they are not managed correctly. A correct diagnosis and treatment decrease the chances of complications. Endoscopic treatment remains the gold standard for extracting foreign body impaction.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina Tampico, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Tampico, TAMPS, Mexico.
authors.forename: Ismael
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: Dorrington Medical Associates, Houston, TX, USA; Foundation Surgical Hospital, Houston, TX, USA; The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7622-9974
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varon
authors.affiliation: Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX 78413, USA.
authors.forename: Salim
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7105-4266
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Surani