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Case Reports
. 2009 Sep;88(3):1019-21.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.061.

Successful removal of indigested shell using a rigid esophagoscope and a pneumatic lithotriptor

Heezoo Kim  1 , Hyun Koo Kim, Gi-Run Kang, Du-Young Kang, Young Ho Choi, Sang-Ho Lim
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Successful removal of indigested shell using a rigid esophagoscope and a pneumatic lithotriptor

Heezoo Kim et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Sep.

Abstract

Foreign body ingestion is a commonly encountered clinical problem in pediatric emergency cases. The authors report a case of an esophageal foreign body caused by the accidental ingestion of a shell in an 8-month-old girl. Endoscopic removal was attempted but failed because of the sharp margin of the shell and caused it to be deeply impacted into the esophageal wall. Accordingly, a pneumatic lithotriptor was inserted through a rigid esophagoscope and used to fragment the shell.

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