Impacted Metallic Spring Requiring Cervical Esophagotomy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature on Foreign Body Removal
Joint Authors
Stoner, Patrick
Schlachterman, Alexander
Hilgenfeldt, Eric
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-12-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Foreign body ingestion is a commonly encountered problem and can cause significant morbidity and mortality.
When removal of a foreign body from the upper gastrointestinal tract is indicated, endoscopy is the modality of choice and has a high reported success rate.
However, in less than 1% of cases, endoscopic removal of a foreign body is unsuccessful and surgical intervention is necessary.
We report a unique case of a large, sharp metallic spring swallowed by an incarcerated patient which subsequently became lodged in his upper thoracic esophagus.
This spring was unable to be removed endoscopically due to risk of perforation and cervical esophagotomy was needed for its successful removal, illustrating the limitations of endoscopic techniques in removal of foreign bodies and the role surgical intervention has in these rare instances.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Stoner, Patrick& Hilgenfeldt, Eric& Schlachterman, Alexander. 2017. Impacted Metallic Spring Requiring Cervical Esophagotomy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature on Foreign Body Removal. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Stoner, Patrick…[et al.]. Impacted Metallic Spring Requiring Cervical Esophagotomy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature on Foreign Body Removal. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Stoner, Patrick& Hilgenfeldt, Eric& Schlachterman, Alexander. Impacted Metallic Spring Requiring Cervical Esophagotomy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature on Foreign Body Removal. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145544
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145544