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Abstract
CASTRO, Denny; CASTILLO, Hugo; SILVA, Olga and MARCANO, Johanna. Extraction Endoscopic of Body Strange of the Tract Digestive Superior Using Overtube of Local Design. Gen [online]. 2017, vol.71, n.1, pp.25-27. ISSN 2477-975X.
The foreign bo dies in our region are a frequent clinical problem. It is most frequent in children but also observed in adolescents and adults. We present a case of a patient of 16 years old. She was drunk and involuntarily swallowed foreign body ( beer cap ). She presente d two days later dysphagia and odynophagia. For endoscopic extraction, we use local design overtube which make easier endoscopic procedure and simplified the passage of the foreign body by the natural resistance of the Cardia and esophagus cervical areas.
Keywords : Foreign body.