Endoscopic management of foreign body in the upper gastrointestinal tract: a tertiary care center experience.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Foreign body (FB) in the upper gastrointestinal tract (UGIT) is a common clinical problem in endoscopic practice. At present, many physicians recommend endoscopy for both diagnosis and treatment. To date, few have report endoscopic findings and management of FB in UGIT.OBJECTIVE:
To report the authors' experience and outcome of the endoscopic management of foreign body ingestion at Siriraj Hospital. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
Medical records of patients with FB ingestion in the UGIT, who underwent endoscopic management between January 2004 and January 2008 at Siriraj Hospital, were reviewed.RESULTS:
The analysis included 34 patients of which 58.82% were men. The mean age of the group was 18.26 years (range 10 months - 86 years). 58.82% of patients were younger than 5 years. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) was performed in 100% of cases, under general anesthesia (GA) in 85.29%, and under transintravenous anesthesia (TIVA) in 14.71%. Endoscopic management was successful in all cases. The extractions were done with rat-tooth forceps, polypectomy snare, dormia basket, or tripods. There were no procedure related complications.CONCLUSION:
The ingested FB varied widely according to the underlying medical condition and age. In a tertiary care center endoscopic removal of FB in UGIT could be safely performed with a very good result.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Aged, 80 and over
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Retrospective Studies
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Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
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Adolescent
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Aged80
Language:
English
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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