Extraction of Fish Bones Embedded in the Esophagus via Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: Two Case Reports and Literature Review

Dan Lu; Lu Lv; Qing Gu; Ajay Jain; Björn Berglund; Björn Berglund; Feng Ji

doi:10.3389/fmed.2021.746720

Frontiers in Medicine (Oct 2021)

Extraction of Fish Bones Embedded in the Esophagus via Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: Two Case Reports and Literature Review

Dan Lu,
Lu Lv,
Qing Gu,
Ajay Jain,
Björn Berglund,
Björn Berglund,
Feng Ji

Affiliations

Dan Lu: Department of Endoscopy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Lu Lv: Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Qing Gu: Department of Endoscopy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Ajay Jain: Meridian Medical Group, Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, United States
Björn Berglund: Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
Björn Berglund: State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Feng Ji: Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.746720
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8

Abstract

Read online

Foreign body ingestion is a common problem encountered at gastroenterology clinics and emergency rooms which can cause serious complications. Usually, foreign bodies are directly visible with flexible endoscopes and can be readily removed. However, when foreign bodies migrate into the deeper tissue of the esophagus, surgery is typically required. There is currently no consensus regarding the best treatment. In this report, we present two cases in which fish bones embedded in the submucosal and muscularis propria of the esophagus were successfully removed via endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). Both patients were discharged without any complications.

Published in Frontiers in Medicine

ISSN: 2296-858X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine

About the journal

Abstract

Keywords