Flexible versus rigid endoscopy in the management of esophageal foreign body impaction: systematic review and meta-analysis

Foreign body (FB) impaction accounts for 4% of emergency endoscopies in clinical practice. Flexible endoscopy (FE) is recommended as the first-line therapeutic option because it can be performed under sedation...

Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - September 12, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Davide Ferrari, Alberto Aiolfi, Gianluca Bonitta, Carlo Galdino Riva, Emanuele Rausa, Stefano Siboni, Francesco Toti and Luigi Bonavina Tags: Review Source Type: research