Foreign Bodies in the Esophagus: 117 Cases

INTRODUCTION: In this study; We aimed to retrospectively evaluate 117 patients who were intervened with the diagnosis of EFB in our clinic.
METHODS: The hospital records of 117 patients who were diagnosed with EFB in our clinic between March 2012 and February 2020, and intervened with rigid esophagoscopy and Magill clamp were examined retrospectively. The cases were examined for age, sex, characteristics and location of the foreign body, clinical symptoms and complications.
RESULTS: In our study, 23 cases were 18 years of age or older (25%). The average age of those in this group was 51,9. 94 patients (75%) were younger than 18 years and the mean age was 3.6.Foreign bodies swallowed in the patient group under the age of 18 varied, but 50% of them consisted of metal money. Bone fragments (56%) and hard food pieces (30%) were more predominantly in the patient over 15 years of age. Patients with symptoms such as inability to swallow, hypersalvation, and sore throat were removed by applying rigid esophagoscopy and a magill clamp.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: EFBs are an important condition that may be seen especially in the pediatric age group. Delay in diagnosis and treatment can result in life-threatening outcomes. Rigid esophagoscopy is the most preferred method to remove EFBs.

Özofagus Yabancý Cisimleri: 117 Vaka

GÝRÝÞ ve AMAÇ: Biz bu çalýþmamýzda; Kliniðimizde Özofagus yabancý cismi(ÖYC) tanýsý ile tedavi edilen 117 hastayý retrospektif olarak verlerini deðerlendirmeyi amaçladýk.
YÖNTEM ve GEREÇLER: Mart 2012 - Þubat 2020 tarihleri arasýnda kliniðimizde ÖYC tanýsý alan ve rijit özofagoskopi ve Magill klemp ile müdahale edilen 117 hastanýn hastane kayýtlarý retrospektif olarak incelendi. Olgular yaþ, cinsiyet, yabancý cismin özellikleri, yeri, klinik semptomlar ve komplikasyonlar açýsýndan deðerlendirildi.
BULGULAR: Çalýþmamýzda 23 olgu 18 yaþýnda veya daha büyüktü (% 25). Bu gruptaki kiþilerin yaþ ortalamasý 51,9'dur. 94 hasta (% 75) 18 yaþýndan daha gençti ve ortalama yaþ 3,6 idi. Hasta grubunda 18 yaþýn altýnda yutulan yabancý cisimler oldukça deðiþkendi, ancak % 50'si metal paradan oluþuyordu. 15 yaþýn üzerindeki hastalarda, kemik parçalarý (% 56) ve sert gýda parçalarý (% 30), daha baskýndý. Yutma güçlüðü, hipersalvasyon ve boðaz aðrýsý gibi semptomlarý olan hastalar, sert özofagoskopi ve bir magill klemp uygulanarak çýkarýldý
TARTIÞMA ve SONUÇ: ÖYC'leri özellikle pediyatrik yaþ grubunda görülebilen önemli bir durumdur. Taný ve tedavide gecikme yaþamý tehdit eden sonuçlara yol açabilir. Rijit özofagoskopi, ÖYC'leri çýkarmak için en çok tercih edilen yöntemdir.