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Combined forceps and catheter extraction of an oesophageal foreign body
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 June 2007
Abstract
The extraction of impacted foreign bodies from the oesophagus is frequently performed using forceps under endoscopic guidance. We report the case of a 23-year-old prisoner who ingested a lump of cannabis resin which could not be removed from the upper oesophagus with forceps alone. We recommend the use of a Fogarty balloon catheter in conjunction with toothed forceps in such cases.
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