Folia Otolaryngology orientalia rapier and esophagoscopy. B. I. 1932. Jerusalem

The art of sword swallowing has very long historical roots and was known to the ancient Greeks; in later times, this form, especially from 16th 18th centuries, developed Japan, being brought there by Chinese neighbors. swallowers were first accomplices development esophagoscopy, as they prompted doctors think about possibility inserting metal tubes into esophagus for diagnosis therapy.