Management of Esophageal Foreign Bodies: Experience in a Developing Country

Abstract

Rigid esophagoscopy is relatively safe and useful procedure in trained hands for removal of EFBs. Management of long-standing EFBs, dentures, and other sharp objects requires the skills of the most experienced members of the surgical team for a successful outcome. Open surgical treatment is unavoidable in cases of irretrievable esophageal FBs or in the presence of esophageal perforation.