Esophageal Stricture Complicated by a Foreign Body Successfully Removed with the Endoscopically-Guided Foley Catheter Technique

Abstract

Esophageal foreign bodies require prompt recognition and targeted intervention. Foreign bodies have great variation in size, shape and consistency posing a unique clinical challenge for gastroenterologists. We report a rare case of an esophageal stricture complicated by an impacted esophageal foreign body refractory to retrieval with conventional interventional modalities. The endoscopic-Foley catheter technique is a well-documented and viable technique that can be applied to these extenuating circumstances in which traditional endoscopic methods have failed.