Endoscopic extraction of a submucosal esophageal foreign body piercing into the thoracic aorta: A case report

Figure 1 Computed tomography images and thoracic endovascular aortic repair images. A: Emergency thoracic computed tomography (CT) angiography revealed a fishbone in the esophagus involving the wall of the thoracic aorta; B: Enhanced CT angiography revealed that the fishbone had directly penetrated the thoracic aorta after esophagoscopic examination; C: On October 18, 2020, we successfully performed thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR); D: CT angiography after TEVAR showed that the fishbone was pressed against the edge of the blood vessel.