[The diagnosis and endoscopic removal of foreign bodies obstructing the esophageal lumen]

The authors present a sequence of diagnostic (the patients' complaints, case history, clinical, x-ray and endoscopic evidence) and therapeutic (endoscopic treatment) measures to be taken in order to remove foreign bodies responsible for esophageal obstruction. The policy proposed allows the physicians to avoid misdiagnosis and to clear away foreign bodies from the esophagus with minimal complications in 96% of the cases.