Endoscopic esophageal foreign body removal among children at Lubaga Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

Conclusion: We report high success rates of 90.16% for endoscopic removal of impacted esophageal foreign bodies among Ugandan children using the now widely available flexible endoscopy.Keywords: Endoscopy; esophagus; foreign body.

Source: African Health Sciences - October 11, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Michael Okello, Sabrina Bakeera-Kitaka, Ponsiano Ocama, Esther Patience Nabwire, Dave Darshit, Christine Namata, Annah Ainembabazi Tinka Source Type: research