Unusual foreign body in the esophagus: a challenge for the anesthesiologist.
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand
; 47(9): 1176-7, 2003 Oct.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12969116
A foreign body in the esophagus is usually removed by endoscopy. An elder man entered the emergency room dyspneic and dysphagic. A chest X-ray showed that he had a table fork stuck in the upper esophagus. An endoscopist tried to remove it without success. After bilateral block of the superior laryngeal nerve, transtracheal injection, topical anesthesia of the mouth, and sedation, an awake laryngoscopy was carried out. Pushing the laryngoscope into the opening of the esophagus the fork was seen and extracted by the anesthesiologist. This case focuses on the role of the anesthesiologist in the removal of esophageal foreign bodies.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Esôfago
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Corpos Estranhos
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Anestesia
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido