Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Dec 6, 2019; 7(23): 4130-4136
Published online Dec 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i23.4130
Rigid esophagoscopy combined with angle endoscopy for treatment of superior mediastinal foreign bodies penetrating into the esophagus caused by neck trauma: A case report
Dong Wang, Chao-Bing Gao
Dong Wang, Chao-Bing Gao, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China
Author contributions: Wang D and Gao CB collected the patient’s clinical data and wrote the paper; Gao CB designed the report; Wang D and Gao CB were the otolaryngology head and neck surgeons of the patient, reviewed the literature, and participated in the manuscript drafting; all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province, No. 1608085MH189; Anhui Province Academic and Technical Leaders Reserve Candidates Grant, No. 2018H160.
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Corresponding author: Chao-Bing Gao, MD, Doctor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218, Jixi Road, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China. gcb110011@163.com
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Received: September 27, 2019
Peer-review started: September 27, 2019
First decision: October 24, 2019
Revised: November 14, 2019
Accepted: November 20, 2019
Article in press: November 20, 2019
Published online: December 6, 2019
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Core Tip

Core tip: In this case, we report a 63-year-old male patient with a history of neck trauma who presented with a black-brown foreign body in the lateral wall of the esophagus. Neck and chest-computed tomography showed that two superior mediastinal foreign bodies penetrated the esophagus diagonally. We performed a rigid esophagoscopy combined with angle endoscopic surgery to remove the two foreign bodies. Because of a rigid working channel of the esophagoscope and good exposure of the endoscope, the risk of injury to the adjacent vital tissues was minimized.