Endoscopic esophageal foreign body removal among children at Lubaga Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.
Afr Health Sci
; 23(3): 223-227, 2023 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-38357102
ABSTRACT
Background:
Diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy involves examination of the lining of the esophagus, stomach and part of the duodenum. Interventional endoscopy in addition to evaluating the upper gastrointestinal tract to make a diagnosis, also offers a treatment benefit. Traditionally, esophageal foreign bodies (FBs) in Uganda were removed using rigid endoscopy. We therefore report an emerging trend of using flexible endoscopy to remove these FBs.Objective:
To describe participant characteristics and endoscopic findings among children who underwent esophageal FB removal in Lubaga Hospital in Kampala.Methods:
This was a retrospective review of endoscopy reports for children who underwent endoscopic esophageal FB removal at Lubaga Hospital from December 2014 to March 2022.Results:
Overall, 61 symptomatic children underwent this procedure. The majority of the FBs were removed by flexible endoscopy (n=55, 90.16%). The mean age of the participants was 7.88 (SD=2.12) years old. The majority of the children were females (72.13%) and coins were the most ingested FBs (84%), others included steel crucifix, nails etc. The upper esophageal sphincter was the commonest site for FB impaction (74%).Conclusion:
We report high success rates of 90.16% for endoscopic removal of impacted esophageal foreign bodies among Ugandan children using the now widely available flexible endoscopy.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Esófago
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Cuerpos Extraños
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Afr Health Sci
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Uganda