Adjeso
T, Dzogbefia M, Thompson PA. Rigid esophagoscopy with Foley’s catheter extraction of an
esophageal foreign body: case report form Tamale. Case Study Case Rep. 2018;
8(3): 59 - 63.
ABSTRACT
Esophageal foreign bodies (FBs) are commonly removed by
rigid esophagoscopy under general anaesthesia (GA); however there are reports
of the use of Foley’s catheter with or without fluoroscopy to retrieve
spherical or oval esophageal foreign bodies.
This case report describes the successful removal of Shea nut from the
esophagus by rigid esophagoscopy using Foley’s catheter under general
anaesthesia in a 69 year old edentulous woman.
Key words: Foley’s catheter, esophagus, foreign body, Tamale
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