Objective To investigate the effect of surgical treatment of patients with esophageal foreign bodies (EFBs), in order to provide a reference for its prevention. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical records of 18 patients with EFBs treated in West China Hospital from June 2005 to December 2010. There were 13 males and 5 females with an average age of 57.50±15.28 years (30 to 82 years). All the 18 patients had a history of ingesting EFBs which were mainly animal bones (10/18). The EFBs were mostly in the upper segments of the esophagus (12/18). Sixteen patients had complications like perforations and severe mucosal injuries, while complications were not detected in the other 2 patients. Fifteen patients received surgical treatment, while the other 3 patients didn’t. Results As for the 15 patients with surgical treatment, the operative time was 136.33±92.86 minutes (50 to 410 minutes), and the hospital stay was 16.35±15.8 days (4.00 to 69.92 days). Three patients (of which,one aged at 78 years and one 82 years) died, among whom two died of multiorgan failure, and 1 died of respiratory failure. All the other 12 patients were discharged from the hospital. For the 3 patients without surgical treatment, the hospital stay time was 5.06±1.47 days ranged from 3.71 to 6.63 days. They were cured and left the hospital. Conclusion EFBs should be treated as early as possible to reduce severe complications. Surgery is still one of the mostly used treatments for EFBs. Senility and complications are the major causes of death. It should be comprehensively assessed whether the EFBs patients should receive operations and which operative procedures should be performed.
Objective To discuss the safety and effectiveness of removing esophageal foreign bodies in children by using Foley catheter. Method Retrospective analysis on the effect, operation method, complication and the types of foreign bodies of 138 cases of removing esophageal foreign bodies in children by using Foley catheter, which happened from January 1998 to January 2008 in Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu. Result Among these 138 cases with esophageal foreign bodies, 126 cases (91.3%) were successfully taken out by using Foley catheter without anaesthesia, 7 cases were applied esophagoscopy under general anaesthesia, and 5 cases were cured owing to the slipping of foreign body into stomach. The operating time for Foley catheter was 5.1 minutes in average, and there’s no complicating disease in any case. The hard esophagoscope operation lasted for 15 minutes in average and one case was accompanied by dyspnea. The foreign bodies in 138 cases were coin (98 cases), button (14 cases), chess and I-go piece (13 cases), key-ring (4 cases), plastic bottle cap (3 cases), oblate battery (3 cases) and ring (3 cases), respectively. Conclusion Foley catheter is safe and effective for removing esophageal obtuse-rounded foreign bodies in children.
ObjectiveTo discuss the indication and vital procedure of lateral neck incision applied for the removal of relatively big esophageal incarcerated foreign body, in order to improve the level of diagnosis and treatment of esophageal foreign body. MethodsThe clinical data of 23 patients suffering from esophageal incarcerated foreign body and treated between May 2009 and May 2012 were retrospectively analyzed. Time of onset, foreign body type and shape, and operation method were studied. ResultsAll 23 patients recovered successfully and were discharged from the hospital within 1 week, without severe complications like esophageal perforation or esophageal peripheral inflammation. ConclusionFor esophageal superior segment big incarcerated foreign body, lateral neck incision can expand the visual field, reduce operation blind area, avoid irregular injury of the esophageal wall and occurrence of complications.
Foreign body ingestion is common in emergency. The vast majority of foreign body ingestion occurs in the pediatric population as well as mentally impaired and edentulous adults. The typical clinical manifestation of foreign body ingestion includes acute onset of dysphagia and chest pain. Most of the ingested foreign bodies pass without the need of intervention; however, about 20% of esophageal foreign body ingestion requires endoscopic removal. While less than 1% will need surgery for foreign body extraction. Timely diagnosis and proper treatment are associated with low mortality and morbidity rate, while delayed diagnosis and improper treatment always lead to severe complications such as esophageal perforation and death. This article reviews the diagnosis and treatment of adult esophageal foreign body ingestion.
ObjectiveTo summarize our experience in the treatment of esophageal foreign bodies.MethodsA retrospective analysis of 149 patients of esophageal foreign bodies in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University from December 2011 to May 2019 was carried out, including 75 (50.3%) females and 74 (49.7%) males with an average age of 57 (2-85) years.ResultsThere were 146 patients confirmed by endoscopy, and 3 patients were not found foreign body. Among the confirmed patients, 127 patients were removed by gastroscope and 19 patients were treated by operation. Esophageal foreign bodies are mainly related to the types of food. Jujube seed is the most common food foreign body in the northwest China. The injury rate of mucosal was 47.54% within 48 hours. The complication rate of taking out the foreign body after 48 hours was 100.0%. The success rate by endoscopy decreased (P=0.005), if the foreign body combined perforation. There was no statistical difference between the neck and other parts when using ultra-fine gastroscope (P=0.157).ConclusionThe sharper the foreign body is, the easier the perforation is. The earlier the foreign body is removed, the less complications are. The size of the foreign body determines the difficulty of endoscopic removal. Gastroscopy is the first choice for diagnosis and treatment, especially ultra-fine gastroscopy, and the foreign bodies that cannot be removed by endoscopy need surgical treatment.
Objective To systematically review the efficacy and safety of cap-assisted endoscopy in the treatment of esophageal foreign bodies. Methods PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, EMbase, CNKI and Wanfang databases were searched by computer for relevant literatures on cap-assisted endoscopy and traditional endoscopy for esophageal foreign bodies from inception to November 2022. The quality assessment of the literature was conducted using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4.1. Results Finally, 27 studies were collected, including 17 randomized controlled trials, 2 cohort studies and 8 case-control studies, with a total of 3 619 patients. All studies of NOS score were ≥7 points. Meta-analysis results showed that compared with traditional endoscopic treatment, the success rate of removing esophageal foreign bodies in the cap-assisted endoscopy group was higher (OR=14.43, 95%CI 10.64 to 19.55, P<0.000 1), postoperative complications were fewer (OR=0.30, 95%CI 0.23 to 0.38, P<0.000 1), patients' tolerance was better (OR=4.07, 95%CI 2.95 to 5.60, P<0.000 1), intraoperative visual field clarity was better (OR=12.00, 95%CI 7.29 to 19.76, P<0.000 1) and operative time was shorter (SMD=−1.83, 95%CI −2.31 to −1.34, P<0.000 1). Conclusion Cap-assisted endoscopy for esophageal foreign bodies is an effective and safe method, worthy of further promotion and application in clinical practice.