16 July 2022: Articles
Endoscopic Mucosal Incision to Remove a Fish Bone Completely Embedded Under the Esophageal Mucosa: A Case Report and Literature Review
Unusual clinical course
Yudai Koito E* , Takeharu Asano F , Satohiro Matsumoto B , Hirosato Mashima EDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936773
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936773
Figure 2. Removal of the fish bone by endoscopic mucosal incision. (A) Erosion, redness, and edema were confirmed in the cervical esophageal mucosa. The site into which the fish bone was thought to have penetrated (arrow). (B) As we dissected the submucosal layer, a white moving foreign body (arrow) was discovered. (C) It was gripped and pulled out using forceps (arrow). (D) The fish bone was 30 mm in length.