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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1019-1021 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 Sept |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine