RIGID ESOPHAGOSCOPY WITH FOLEY’S CATHETER EXTRACTION OF AN ESOPHAGEAL FOREIGN BODY: CASE REPORT FROM TAMALE

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DC Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Adjeso, T.	-
dc.contributor.author	Dzogbefia, M.	-
dc.contributor.author	Thompson, PA.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2021-05-04T12:49:41Z	-
dc.date.available	2021-05-04T12:49:41Z	-
dc.date.issued	2018	-
dc.identifier.issn	2228-8988	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3068	-
dc.description.abstract	Esophageal foreign bodies (FBs) are commonly removed by rigid esophagoscopy under general anaesthesia (GA); however there are reports of the use of Foley’s catheter with or without fluoroscopy to retrieve spherical or oval esophageal foreign bodies. This case report describes the successful removal of Shea nut from the esophagus by rigid esophagoscopy using Foley’s catheter under general anaesthesia in a 69 year old edentulous woman.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Case Study and Case Report	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Vol. 8;Issue 3	-
dc.subject	Foley’s catheter	en_US
dc.subject	Esophagus	en_US
dc.subject	Foreign body	en_US
dc.subject	Tamale	en_US
dc.title	RIGID ESOPHAGOSCOPY WITH FOLEY’S CATHETER EXTRACTION OF AN ESOPHAGEAL FOREIGN BODY: CASE REPORT FROM TAMALE	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
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