Through-the-scope, wire-guided esophageal dilation for the treatment of food impaction

Ali Ahmed Siddiqui; William V. Harford; Stuart J. Spechler

doi:10.1007/s10620-007-0156-z

Through-the-scope, wire-guided esophageal dilation for the treatment of food impaction

Ali Ahmed Siddiqui, William V. Harford, Stuart J. Spechler

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Background: Acute esophageal food impaction (EFI) may be treated by endoscopic extraction of the food bolus either en bloc or in a piecemeal fashion. We have found this endoscopic extraction technique to be unsatisfactory. Objective: Our purpose was to demonstrate the use of through-the-scope (TTS), wire-guided esophageal balloon dilation to treat EFI. Design: Case reports defining the technique and results of esophageal balloon dilation to treat EFI. Setting: Tertiary referral center. Patients: Eleven patients presenting with EFI. Interventions: Through-the-scope (TTS), wire-guided esophageal balloon dilation to relieve EFI. Main outcome measurements: Endoscopic resolution of EFI. Results: TTS, wire-guided esophageal balloon dilation successfully dislodged the EFI in all 11 patients. The procedure took <5 minutes to complete in all cases. There were no major procedure-related complications. Limitations: Small number of patients. Conclusions: We have found TTS, wire-guided esophageal balloon dilation to be a simple, quick, safe, and effective technique to treat EFI.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2394-2396
Number of pages	3
Journal	Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Volume	53
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-007-0156-z
State	Published - Sep 2008

Keywords

Acute esophageal impaction
Balloon dilatation
Foreign bodies

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Physiology
Gastroenterology

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