Unusual esophageal foreign body: Metal bottle cap

Authors : Halil Çapar, Şehmus Ölmez, Duran Deha Çetin, Mustafa Muslu, Bünyamin Saritaş

Pages : 174-176

Doi:10.17941/agd.1408073

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Publication Date : 2023-12-22

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Foreign body of esophagus is frequently an emergency encountered in gastroenter-oogy clinic practice. Endoscopic treatment is effective and safe. Metal bottle cap is rarely swallowed. Metal bottle cap extraction presents a challenge in the manage-ment also, endoscopic treatment should be done quickly since metal bottle cap is quite large and sharp object. Here, we presented a very rare cause foreign body -a metal bottle cap- in the upper esophagus which was extracted using alligator jaw grasping forceps.
Keywords : Özofagus, yabancı cisim, metal şişe kapağı