THE ENIGMA IN MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATED FOREIGN BODY INGESTION IMPACTED DISTAL TO OESOPHAGUS: A CASE SERIES AND LITERATURE REVIEW
https://doi.org/10.22452/jummec.vol25no2.7
- Author:
Raymond Zhun Ming Lim
1
;
Addy Aun Wei Ang
1
;
Jih Huei Tan
1
;
Ee Peng Lee
1
;
Jun Loong Chiew
1
;
Chor Lip Henry Tan
1
Author Information
1. Department of General Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Foreign Bodies Ingestion;
Distal Impaction;
Surgical Extraction Body Packers;
Retrieval
- From:Journal of University of Malaya Medical Centre
2022;25(2):36-43
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Background: Ingestion of foreign bodies leading to impaction at the pharynx and oesophagus have been extensively described in English literatures. However, impactions at the gastrointestinal tract distal to the oesophagus are less commonly encountered due to the more capacious luminal diameter as it approaches the stomach. While intentional foreign body ingestions impacted distal to the oesophagus are often more complicated, literatures on the management of these distal oesophageal impactions are scarce.
Case presentation:We present five cases of foreign body impaction at varying sites of gastrointestinal tract beyond the oesophagus, contrasting management approach comparing the role of endoscopy, open surgery and conservative management. Cases presented include patients aged 40 to 70 with intentional foreign bodies ingestion. The first case described a cerebral palsy patient with pica who had to undergo difficult evacuation under anaesthesia followed by colonoscopy; the second and third cases presented 2 different schizophrenic patients with 2 differing management approach. The second case was managed with multiple operations due to complications and died eventually, making the only mortality in our case series; whereas the third case was managed conservatively with acceptable outcome after multiple laparotomies prior. Fourth and fifth cases described 2 body packers who swallowed tobacco and 2 phones, respectively; the former was uneventfully managed conservatively, the latter, had to undergo surgical extraction. Individualized approach to these distal impactions of ingested foreign bodies are described with a review of available literatures which are tabulated and discussed in this case series.
Conclusion: Endoscopy, surgery, conservative management and sometimes a combination of approaches are utilised for the management of foreign bodies impacted distal to the oesophagus, especially in complex and recurrent cases. Decision, timing and approach of extraction must be individualised with consideration of risk weighed against the benefit of each intervention over the other
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