Successful removal of indigested shell using a rigid esophagoscope and a pneumatic lithotriptor.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.061.
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Abstract
Foreign body ingestion is a commonly encountered clinical problem in pediatric emergency cases. The authors report a case of an esophageal foreign body caused by the accidental ingestion of a shell in an 8-month-old girl. Endoscopic removal was attempted but failed because of the sharp margin of the shell and caused it to be deeply impacted into the esophageal wall. Accordingly, a pneumatic lithotriptor was inserted through a rigid esophagoscope and used to fragment the shell.
Medical subject headings
- Bivalvia
- Esophagoscopes
- Esophagus
- Foreign Bodies
- Lithotripsy