Foreign body esophagus: Six years of silence
Foreign body esophagus remains one of the common medical emergencies which may lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Sharp objects, batteries, and elderly with foreign body esophagus should be treated with emergent removal owing to the complications that might ensue. Endoscopic removal is the...
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| author | Sudha Shahi Tika Ram Bhandari Prakash Bahadur Thapa Deependra Shrestha Kiran Shrestha |
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| description | Foreign body esophagus remains one of the common medical emergencies which may lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Sharp objects, batteries, and elderly with foreign body esophagus should be treated with emergent removal owing to the complications that might ensue. Endoscopic removal is the preferred choice of treatment but for large foreign body, sharp foreign body, and so on, rigid esophagoscopic removal might be more preferable. Foreign body esophagus though an obvious situation might at times be missed. It is important to make an early definitive diagnosis. We report a unique case of missed foreign body (denture) esophagus despite the obvious signs and symptoms. Definitive diagnosis was made only after 6 years due to the lack of definitive diagnostic procedures and expertise. The foreign body was impacted in the mucosal wall of the esophagus requiring Gastric resection and anastomosis (with McKeown procedure). With this we have tried to highlight the pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of foreign body esophagus. We report a case of a 55-year-old female who presented to the Emergency Room with history of progressive dysphagia and odynophagia for 6 years which was aggravated for the past 6 months. A radiological diagnosis was made. It was followed by a failed attempt of endoscopic removal which warranted the surgical removal of the foreign body. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9f8ee5be2814b1188c6281cdff0580f2022-12-21T23:52:13ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2020-07-01810.1177/2050313X20944322Foreign body esophagus: Six years of silenceSudha Shahi0Tika Ram Bhandari1Prakash Bahadur Thapa2Deependra Shrestha3Kiran Shrestha4Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Bir Hospital, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of General Surgery, People’s Dental College and Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Bir Hospital, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Bir Hospital, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Bir Hospital, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, NepalForeign body esophagus remains one of the common medical emergencies which may lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Sharp objects, batteries, and elderly with foreign body esophagus should be treated with emergent removal owing to the complications that might ensue. Endoscopic removal is the preferred choice of treatment but for large foreign body, sharp foreign body, and so on, rigid esophagoscopic removal might be more preferable. Foreign body esophagus though an obvious situation might at times be missed. It is important to make an early definitive diagnosis. We report a unique case of missed foreign body (denture) esophagus despite the obvious signs and symptoms. Definitive diagnosis was made only after 6 years due to the lack of definitive diagnostic procedures and expertise. The foreign body was impacted in the mucosal wall of the esophagus requiring Gastric resection and anastomosis (with McKeown procedure). With this we have tried to highlight the pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of foreign body esophagus. We report a case of a 55-year-old female who presented to the Emergency Room with history of progressive dysphagia and odynophagia for 6 years which was aggravated for the past 6 months. A radiological diagnosis was made. It was followed by a failed attempt of endoscopic removal which warranted the surgical removal of the foreign body.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20944322 |
| spellingShingle | Sudha Shahi Tika Ram Bhandari Prakash Bahadur Thapa Deependra Shrestha Kiran Shrestha Foreign body esophagus: Six years of silence SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
| title | Foreign body esophagus: Six years of silence |
| title_full | Foreign body esophagus: Six years of silence |
| title_fullStr | Foreign body esophagus: Six years of silence |
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| title_short | Foreign body esophagus: Six years of silence |
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