대한기관식도과학회지 (Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology)
- 제10권1호
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- Pages.46-50
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- 2004
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- 1226-0916(pISSN)
성인 식도이물의 내시경적 치료
Endoscopie Removal of Adult Esophageal Foreign Bodies
- Jang Min Hee (Department of Otolaryngology Seonam University College of Medicine) ;
- Lee Soong (Internal medicine, Seonam University College of Medicine)
- 발행 : 2004.06.01
초록
The majority of esophageal Foreign body ingestions occur in the pediatric population. In adults, true foreign object ingestion occurs more commonly among those with psychiatric disorders, mental impairment. The management of esophageal foreign bodies is influenced by the age, clinical condition of ingested material, anatomic location and technical abilities of the endoscopist. Recently the therapeutic endoscopy is becoming wider and more rational in application. We evaluated the role of endoscopy for removal of esophageal foreign bodies during the period of 4 years from January 2000 to December 2003 at the Department of Otolaryngology and Gastroenterology, Seonam University Hospital. The results were as follow, 1) The age ranged from 21 to 74 years old (mean 50.5), most frequent age group was between 61-70 years old and male to female ratio was 1:1.4. 2) Fish bone was the most frequent foreign body in the esophagus (