Abstract
Objective: We report our experience of endoscopy in the emergency management of dietary foreign bodies. Methods: One hundred thirty-six patients were admitted to the emergency department (ED) between January 1997 and October 2006 for the endoscopic removal of esophageal dietary foreign bodies. They had a mean age of 47.7 years, and 91 (67%) were women. Results: Most of the ingested materials (98.5%) were successfully extracted using either flexible or rigid endoscope. The objects most frequently ingested were fish bones (48%) and chicken bones (46%). Most of the objects (84%) were lodged in the upper esophagus. Two patients with irretrievable foreign bodies or complicated perforations were taken to surgery. Conclusion: Because most of these foreign bodies lodged in the upper esophagus, physicians should take care of this area to avoid secondary injury or complications, especially with sharp bones.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 662-665 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 1 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Emergency endoscopic management of dietary foreign bodies in the esophagus. / Lin, Hsuan Hwai; Lee, Shih Chun; Chu, Heng Cheng; Chang, Wei Kuo; Chao, You Chen; Hsieh, Tsai Yuan.
In: American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 25, No. 6, 01.07.2007, p. 662-665.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Emergency endoscopic management of dietary foreign bodies in the esophagus
AU - Lin, Hsuan Hwai
AU - Lee, Shih Chun
AU - Chu, Heng Cheng
AU - Chang, Wei Kuo
AU - Chao, You Chen
AU - Hsieh, Tsai Yuan
PY - 2007/7/1
Y1 - 2007/7/1
N2 - Objective: We report our experience of endoscopy in the emergency management of dietary foreign bodies. Methods: One hundred thirty-six patients were admitted to the emergency department (ED) between January 1997 and October 2006 for the endoscopic removal of esophageal dietary foreign bodies. They had a mean age of 47.7 years, and 91 (67%) were women. Results: Most of the ingested materials (98.5%) were successfully extracted using either flexible or rigid endoscope. The objects most frequently ingested were fish bones (48%) and chicken bones (46%). Most of the objects (84%) were lodged in the upper esophagus. Two patients with irretrievable foreign bodies or complicated perforations were taken to surgery. Conclusion: Because most of these foreign bodies lodged in the upper esophagus, physicians should take care of this area to avoid secondary injury or complications, especially with sharp bones.
AB - Objective: We report our experience of endoscopy in the emergency management of dietary foreign bodies. Methods: One hundred thirty-six patients were admitted to the emergency department (ED) between January 1997 and October 2006 for the endoscopic removal of esophageal dietary foreign bodies. They had a mean age of 47.7 years, and 91 (67%) were women. Results: Most of the ingested materials (98.5%) were successfully extracted using either flexible or rigid endoscope. The objects most frequently ingested were fish bones (48%) and chicken bones (46%). Most of the objects (84%) were lodged in the upper esophagus. Two patients with irretrievable foreign bodies or complicated perforations were taken to surgery. Conclusion: Because most of these foreign bodies lodged in the upper esophagus, physicians should take care of this area to avoid secondary injury or complications, especially with sharp bones.
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