An Unusual Foreign Body in the Upper Cervical Esophagus: A Case Report

Autor: Yasir Furkan Cagin, Yahya Atayan, Mehmet Ali Erdogan, Yilmaz Bilgic, Emin Bodakci, Saim Bercin, Murat Aladag
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Medicine Science, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 284-9 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2147-0634
DOI: 10.5455/medscience.2015.04.8317
Popis: Majority of esophageal foreign bodies don't cause any complication by directly passing through gastrointestinal system; however, minority of them requires endoscopic or surgical treatment. Here, we presented an unusual esophageal foreign body due to its localization and shape without any risk factor, which is removed successfully by using endoscopic approach. [Med-Science 2016; 5(1.000): 284-9]
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