Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 23 -- A fish bone that got stuck in the esophagus of a 55-year-old woman has been successfully removed through a complex procedure by a medical team at KIMSHEALTH.
The patient who has multiple health issues including kidney disease, reported at the Department of Emergency Medicine after experiencing throat discomfort.
In the initial phase, a CT scan of the neck revealed a foreign body, measuring 2.5 x 1.5 cm, in the uppermost part of the esophagus. A rigid esophagoscopy done revealed an ulcer with pus draining over the anterior lateral wall of the upper esophagus.
After suctioning out the pus from the ulcer site, no further abnormal findings were observed at that time. An endoscopy done by Dr. Madhu Sasidharan,...