Video Case 1: Extraction of Impacted Coin in Upper Esophagus of a 5- Years Old Boy | ||
Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases | ||
Article 8, Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2014, Pages 109-109 PDF (7.01 K) | ||
Document Type: Images in Infectious and Endemic Diseases | ||
DOI: 10.21608/aeji.2014.17995 | ||
Author | ||
Tarik Zaher* | ||
Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt | ||
Abstract | ||
A 5-years old Egyptian boy presented by mild dysphagia for solids for one year with repeated chest infections and fever. On plain chest X ray impacted coin was found in upper esophagus. After sedation by 2.5 mg midazolam I.M. and oral chloral hydrate solution ; the coin was extracted endoscopically by shark tooth forceps. | ||
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