ArticleSurgical endoscopy2011
Causes of bolus impaction in the esophagus.
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- Flexible versus rigid endoscopy in the management of esophageal foreign body impaction: systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2018Pooled it
- Esophageal Food Impaction and Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Retrospective Study, Systematic Review, and Meta-Analysis.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2015Pooled it
- Adult esophageal foreign body and food impaction: a video-based guide to endoscopic and nonendoscopic management.iGIE : innovation, investigation and insights · 2026Review
- Oesophageal Soft Food Bolus Obstruction: A Retrospective Review of the Management of 384 Cases in Two UK Hospitals.Cureus · 2025Article
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis-Related Food Impaction: Distinct Demographics, Interventions, and Promising Predictive Models.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2025Article
- Performing Esophageal Biopsies Is Safe During Upper Endoscopy for Food Impaction but Are Underperformed in Certain Populations.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2024Article
- Association between time from esophageal food impaction to endoscopy and adverse events.Gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2024Article
- Barrier Dysfunction in Eosinophilic Esophagitis.Current gastroenterology reports · 2023Review
- Food bolus and oesophageal foreign body: a summary of the evidence and proposed management process.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Review
- Esophageal Food Impaction: A Retrospective Chart Review.Gastroenterology research · 2021Article
- Foreign body ingestion: dos and don'ts.Frontline gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Foreign object ingestion and esophageal food impaction: An update and review on endoscopic management.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2019Review
- Low Prevalence of Biopsy-Proven Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Patients with Esophageal Food Impaction in Mexican Population.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2018Article
- An Evolving Approach to the Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis.Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2018Article
- Cervical Esophagotomy for Foreign Body Extraction: A Case Report and Extensive Literature Review of the Last 20 Years.The American journal of case reports · 2018Review
- Epidemiology and Natural History of Eosinophilic Esophagitis.Gastroenterology · 2018Review
- Prevalence of Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Lymphocytic Esophagitis in Adults with Esophageal Food Bolus Impaction.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2016Article
- Update on foreign bodies in the esophagus: diagnosis and management.Current gastroenterology reports · 2013Review
- Emergency care of esophageal foreign body impactions: timing, treatment modalities, and resource utilization.Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the EsophagusArticle
- Endoscopic Management of Foreign Bodies in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract: An Evidence-Based Review Article.GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterologyReview
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Abstract
backgroundBolus impaction in the esophagus is a common indication for emergency endoscopy. The aim of this study was to determine the most common causes of esophageal bolus impaction.
methodsIn this retrospective study, data of 54 patients (41 male, 13 female) with bolus impaction in the esophagus were analyzed. Type and localization of the bolus and the endoscopic extraction tool used were evaluated. In 48 of 54 patients (89%), biopsy samples were taken of the esophagus for histological examination.
resultsMean age of the patients was 53 ± 20 years. Fourteen of 54 patients (26%) had experienced bolus impaction previously. Meat bolus (n = 35, 65%) was the most common cause of esophageal obstruction. In most cases, boluses were found in either the distal (n = 31) or the proximal (n = 18) esophagus. In 22 patients (41%), the bolus was pushed into the stomach by the endoscope. In most other cases the bolus, including foreign bodies, could be removed with the 5-arm polyp grasper or alligator forceps. Main causes of bolus impaction were eosinophilic esophagitis (n = 10) or reflux disease with or without peptic stenosis (n = 10), respectively.
conclusionBolus impaction is frequently correlated with eosinophilic esophagitis and reflux esophagitis; therefore, diagnostic workup should include esophageal biopsy sampling.
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