OBJECTIVE To review and summarize the current literature on transnasal esophagoscopy, and to compare information with conventional esophagoscopy. DATA SOURCES Medline (Ovid), book chapters. REVIEW METHODS A thorough review of the literature using the Medline database was performed with the following search terms: esophagoscopy, transnasal esophagoscopy, ultrathin endoscopy, and esophagoscop...

Dysphagia is an important alarm symptom, commonly associated with chest pain; it is often associated with reflux disease, xerostomia, or tumors of the head and neck. However, simple diagnoses such as aspiration of a foreign body can be overseen and may result in major complications, such as perforation and mediastinitis. It is thus of crucial importance that a thorough gastrointestinal, cardiac...

herein, we present the case of a 45-years-old woman with a foreign body (dental prosthesis) ingestion lodged in the esophagus(figure.1). the foreign body was extracted by rigid esophagoscopy after severe manipulation. in 24 hours, the patient became febrile with emphysema in the neck. laboratory data showed leukocytosis and ct scan revealed signs of esophageal perforation(figure.2). surgical ex...

Background/Objective: Foreign body in the esophagus is a common emergency presentation. Conventional x-ray imaging is usually obtained to aid the diagnosis during the initial evaluation. The decision for surgical intervention is usually based on a suspicious history, physical examination and radiologic findings. Our hypothesis is that radiographic imaging should not alter the decision for surgi...

Herein, we present the case of a 45-years-old woman with a foreign body (dental prosthesis) ingestion lodged in the esophagus(Figure.1). The foreign body was extracted by rigid esophagoscopy after severe manipulation. In 24 hours, the patient became febrile with emphysema in the neck. laboratory data showed leukocytosis and CT scan revealed signs of esophageal perforation(Figure.2). Surgical ex...

OBJECTIVES Fish bone impaction in the upper gastrointestinal tract is a common reason for patients to seek emergent care. The aim of this study was to find a clinical characteristics of patients with fish bone impaction in the upper gastrointestinal tract. METHODS The study was conducted on 286 fish bone ingestion patients who complained of dysphagia and irritation after eating fish. The pati...

Foreign body ingestion is a frequent presentation in pediatric population. However lack of a standardized protocol and varying approaches often lead to divergent outcomes in emergent cases. Presenting acutely, it is a source of significant patient and family distress as well as a variety of serious complications. With various management protocols advocating diverse strategies, formulation of a ...