Author/Editor		Skok, Pavel; Ocepek, Andreja; Ćeranić, Davorin; Pocajt, Milan
Title		Tujki v zgornji prebavni cevi in endoskopski posegi
Translated title		Foreign bodies in upper gastrointestinal tract and endoscopic procedures
Type		članek
Source		In: Crnjac A, editor. Zbornik predavanj Strokovni simpozij z mednarodno udeležbo ob 50-letnici Oddelka za torakalno kirurgijo; 2004 nov 19; Maribor. Maribor: Splošna bolnišnica Maribor,
Publication year		2004
Volume		str. 135-40
Language		slo
Abstract		Introduction. Foreign bodies in the upper digestive tube are rarely the cause of an urgent condition in gastroenterology. Aim. To assess the percentage of patients in which urgent endoscopic investigation revealed foreign bodies in the upper digestive tube, to evaluate the success of endoscopic procedures and the resolution of eventual complications. Subjects and methods. The study includes patients in which urgent endoscopic investigations of the upper digestive tract were performed in a 10-year period, (1 January 1994 - 31 December 2003). Results. Altogether 6416 patients were investigated, mean age 59.3 years, SD±17.2 years, range 1-106 years, 2452 females and 3964 males. In 51 patients, 0.8% of all subjects, foreign bodies wen: detected in the esophagus or stomach. In these patients a total of 65 endoscopic investigations were performed, in 94% the foreign bodies were removed endoscopically (48/51 patients), in three cases the endoscopic procedures were not successful. In the patients with successful endoscopic removal of the objects, no significant complications were noted. In 3 patients (3/48, 6.3%) only mild hemorrhages from the region of the esophagogastric junction were obsemed. Conclusions. The technological development of endoscopic instruments made it possible to carry out diflerent therapeutic procedures. The method has proved successful in removing foreign bodies from the upper digestive tube.
Descriptors		FOREIGN BODIES ESOPHAGUS STOMACH ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM TREATMENT OUTCOME