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Objective: To report the removal of an ingested clam shell that was firmly impacted in the esophagus
Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 77-year-old man presented at our hospital with acute dysphagia after eating a seafood risotto. An urgent dedicated examination [noncontrast helical multislice computed tomography scan of the neck and flexible esophagoscopy] detected a clam shell lodged in the upper esophagus. After several unsuccessful endoscopic attempts, a lifesaving cervical esophagotomy was performed and the foreign body was retrieved
Conclusion:This patient who ingested clam shell recovered well following the retrieval of the foreign body by performing a lifesaving cervical
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