Y H Lam1, E K Ng, S C Chung, A K Li. 1. Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: We reported the use of Holmium-YAG laser in the management of a foreign body impacted in the esophagus. STUDY DESIGN/PATIENTS AND METHODS: Esophagoscopy was performed on a man with a denture impacted in the esophagus. The denture was disimpacted into the stomach and fractured with Holmium-YAG laser before removal. RESULTS: The denture was successfully removed in three pieces without complications. CONCLUSION: Holmium-YAG laser can be used to fragment foreign bodies to aid in their removal.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: We reported the use of Holmium-YAG laser in the management of a foreign body impacted in the esophagus. STUDY DESIGN/PATIENTS AND METHODS: Esophagoscopy was performed on a man with a denture impacted in the esophagus. The denture was disimpacted into the stomach and fractured with Holmium-YAG laser before removal. RESULTS: The denture was successfully removed in three pieces without complications. CONCLUSION: Holmium-YAG laser can be used to fragment foreign bodies to aid in their removal.
Authors: Carolina Mangas-Sanjuan; Lucía Medina-Prado; Sandra Baile-Maxía; Juan Martínez; Juan Antonio Casellas; José Ramón Aparicio Journal: ACG Case Rep J Date: 2020-05-05