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. 2020 May 5;7(5):e00386.
doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000386. eCollection 2020 May.

Fragmentation of Esophageal Foreign Body With the Holmium: YAG Laser

Carolina Mangas-Sanjuan  1 , Lucía Medina-Prado  1 , Sandra Baile-Maxía  1 , Juan Martínez  1 , Juan Antonio Casellas  1 , José Ramón Aparicio  1
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Fragmentation of Esophageal Foreign Body With the Holmium: YAG Laser

Carolina Mangas-Sanjuan et al. ACG Case Rep J. .
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Endoscopic image showing a chicken bone lodged in the distal esophagus.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Endoscopy showing (A) the holmium:YAG laser (1.2 J, 10 Hz, 12 W) with a single-use laser fiber (Flexiva 365 laser fiber, Boston Scientific) and (B) the chicken bone fragmented into 2 pieces with the holmium:YAG laser.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
An esophageal perforation of a decubitus ulcer.
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