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Foley catheter, a simple device for removal of oesophageal foreign bodies
1Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Tropical and Geographical Medicine
|April 1, 1990
Abstract:
An oesophageal foreign body is a common mishap in children. Removal through oesophagoscopy is a standard procedure but where this facility is not available this rather common accident could pose serious problems. A foley catheter was used repeatedly for the extraction of smooth foreign bodies from the oesophagus without fluoroscopic control. The procedure is safe and could be used whenever oesophagoscopy is not available.