Removal of a sharp foreign body using rigid endoscopy

Volume 7, Issue 3 (9-2019) J Surg Trauma 2019, 7(3): 106-108 | Back to browse issues page

Shakhsemampour B. Removal of a sharp foreign body using rigid endoscopy. J Surg Trauma 2019; 7 (3) :106-108
URL: http://jsurgery.bums.ac.ir/article-1-180-en.html

Removal of a sharp foreign body using rigid endoscopy

Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.

Abstract: (3249 Views)

Although foreign body ingestion is a frequent incident in children, it sometimes happens accidentally in normal adults or occurs intentionally in 10% of the cases due to psychological disorders. In spite of the recent increasing use of flexible endoscopy, there is still a position for rigid endoscopy which is suitable for tissue biopsy and foreign body extraction. Since the rigid endoscopy provides a wide-open space, it is regarded as a great advantage to remove sharp and keen foreign bodies from the esophagus.

Keywords: Esophagoscopy, Esophagus, Foreign Bodies