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Unusual foreign body in the esophagus: A challenge for the anesthesiologist
Author(s) -
Abrão J.,
Khabbaz K. M.,
Abrão J. M.,
Coutinho D. J.,
Juliano E. A. C.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.00217.x
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagus , foreign body , laryngoscopy , anesthesia , endoscopy , sedation , surgery , airway , foreign body removal , foreign bodies , general surgery , intubation
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.