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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jul 16, 2025; 17(7): 106352
Published online Jul 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i7.106352
Published online Jul 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i7.106352
Table 3 Endoscopic technique, need for surgery, clinical outcome and length of stay of pediatric patients with foreign bodies in the esophagus, n (%)
Variable | n = 166 |
Anesthesia | |
Sedation | 148 (89.1) |
General | 18 (10.9) |
Endoscopic technique | |
Flexible | 84 (50.6) |
Rigid | 82 (49.4) |
Endoscopic procedure | |
Successful | 150 (90.4) |
Unsuccessful | 12 (7.2) |
Pushed into the stomach | 4 (2.4) |
Surgical procedure | |
No | 164 (97.0) |
Yes | 5 (3.0) |
Clinical outcome | |
Hospital discharge | 161 (97.0) |
Death | 5 (3.0) |
LOS (days) | |
mean ± SD | 2.6 ± 3.0 |
- Citation: Pereira LDM, Barreira MA, de Saboia Mont’Alverne TN, Maia MM, de Castro MAJ, de Oliveira JWC, Maia MM, de Vasconcelos PRC, de Oliveira AT. Endoscopic techniques and factors for complications in pediatric esophageal foreign body removal. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2025; 17(7): 106352
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v17/i7/106352.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v17.i7.106352