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An Unusual Foreign Body of The Esophagus

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yuzuncu Yil University, Medical School, Van, Turkey

For reprint information contact: ER Metin, MD Tel: 90 432 214 2457 Fax: 90 432 216 7519 Email: mer{at}yyu.edu.tr, Yuzuncu Yil Universitesi Tip Fakultesi, Gogus Cerrahisi AD, Van 65200, Turkey.

Foreign bodies in the esophagus can result in serious complications depending on the size and shape of the ingested body. This report presents an unusual esophageal foreign body (endotracheal tube) caused by a physican who was inexperienced in endotracheal intubation during the treatment of generalized convulsive status epilepticus.When the patient was transferred to our hospital, rigid esophagoscopy was used to extract the endotracheal tube. There were no complications.