What is it about?
A fish bone penetrating the aorta was extracted under endoscopy with a Foley catheter after endovascular stent-graft implantation.
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Why is it important?
Both tips of the fish bone were impacted in the esophagus. We used a fole catheter to dilate the esophagus and extracted the bone.
Perspectives
The useof a Foley catheter is an option for extracting sharp objects with two ends impacted in the esophagus.
Professor Jianjun Jiang
qilu hospital, Shandong University
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This page is a summary of: Endoscopic extraction of a fish bone with a Foley catheter after endovascular stent graft placement for penetrating aortoesophageal injury, Endoscopy, August 2015, Thieme Publishing Group,
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1392615.
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