A Novel Endoscopic Method to Relieve Food Impaction Using an Inflatable Balloon

Food impaction in the esophagus is a relatively common medical emergency. Most of these food impactions are relieved spontaneously. But for complete esophageal food impactions or impactions not relieved spontaneously, traditional endoscopic methods like using a Roth net, polypectomy snare, or rat or...

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Main Authors: Rohit Anand, Shashank Garg, Ethan Dubin, Sudhir Dutta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/357253
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description Food impaction in the esophagus is a relatively common medical emergency. Most of these food impactions are relieved spontaneously. But for complete esophageal food impactions or impactions not relieved spontaneously, traditional endoscopic methods like using a Roth net, polypectomy snare, or rat or alligator tooth forceps are used to gently manipulate the food material into the stomach. However, these methods may not work in certain circumstances. We present a case of proximal esophageal food impaction that was relieved using an inflatable balloon after the conventional methods proved unsuccessful.
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spelling doaj-art-df2cf7f84629483e86a9155e8f032e002025-08-20T02:21:06ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362015-01-01201510.1155/2015/357253357253A Novel Endoscopic Method to Relieve Food Impaction Using an Inflatable BalloonRohit Anand0Shashank Garg1Ethan Dubin2Sudhir Dutta3Johns Hopkins University-Sinai Hospital Program in Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21215, USAJohns Hopkins University-Sinai Hospital Program in Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21215, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21215, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21215, USAFood impaction in the esophagus is a relatively common medical emergency. Most of these food impactions are relieved spontaneously. But for complete esophageal food impactions or impactions not relieved spontaneously, traditional endoscopic methods like using a Roth net, polypectomy snare, or rat or alligator tooth forceps are used to gently manipulate the food material into the stomach. However, these methods may not work in certain circumstances. We present a case of proximal esophageal food impaction that was relieved using an inflatable balloon after the conventional methods proved unsuccessful.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/357253
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