Retrospective analysis of management of ingested foreign bodies and food impactions in emergency endoscopic setting in adults.
Girolamo GeraciCarmelo Sciume'Giovanni Di CarloAntonino PicciurroGiuseppe ModicaPublished in: BMC emergency medicine (2016)
Our experience with foreign bodies and food impaction emphasizes the importance of endoscopic approach and removal, simple and secure when performed by experienced hands and under conscious sedation in most cases. High success rates, lower incidence of minor complications, reduction of the need of surgery and reduced hospitalization time are the strengths of the endoscopic approach.