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Research Article: Factors Influencing the Fasting Time in Adult Patients After the Endoscopic Management of Sharp Esophageal Foreign Bodies

Date Published: 2024-02-05

Abstract:
An esophageal foreign body (EFB) is a relatively common disorder in emergency departments. The types of foreign bodies found in patients of different ages and cultural regions vary greatly. In children, EFBs are mainly non-food sources, such as coins, batteries and toy parts. In Western adults, EFBs are mainly soft food bolus, and in Chinese adults, they are mainly sharp objects including fishbones, chicken bones, dentures and fruit pits.– The prognosis for such patients is closely related to the type and length of EFB obstruction. Soft EFBs, such as food boluses and meat pieces, cause complete or partial esophageal obstruction but relatively mild injury, while sharp esophageal foreign bodies (SEFBs), for instance fish and chicken bones, can damage the esophageal walls, potentially leading to esophageal infection and perforation over time, more severely, even leading to mediastinal infection, which are life threatening, prolong the hospital staying, and would increase the medical burden.–

Introduction:
An esophageal foreign body (EFB) is a relatively common disorder in emergency departments. The types of foreign bodies found in patients of different ages and cultural regions vary greatly. In children, EFBs are mainly non-food sources, such as coins, batteries and toy parts. In Western adults, EFBs are mainly soft food bolus, and in Chinese adults, they are mainly sharp objects including fishbones, chicken bones, dentures and fruit pits. – The prognosis for such patients is closely related to the type and length…

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