Barden Matthias, Schwartz Michael E
Eisenhower Health, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Racho Mirage, California.
Hi-Desert Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Joshua Tree, California.
Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2024 Nov;8(4):343-345. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.19397.
An attempt at medical management is often the initial step in addressing esophageal obstruction from an impacted food bolus. Medical management, however, has limited success and often requires urgent endoscopy. We present a case in which standard medical treatment failed, but a swallowing augmentation maneuver resolved the obstruction.
A 67-year-old female presented with esophageal obstruction after eating steak. Transfer to higher level of care for endoscopy was initiated; however, the receiving gastroenterologist suggested an "upright posture, chin tuck, double swallow" maneuver. This immediately resolved the patient's symptoms, and she was discharged home.
This case suggests a novel, non-endoscopic technique for esophageal obstruction from food bolus impaction.
尝试进行药物治疗通常是处理因食团嵌塞导致食管梗阻的初始步骤。然而,药物治疗的成功率有限,且常常需要紧急内镜检查。我们报告一例标准药物治疗失败,但吞咽增强动作成功解除梗阻的病例。
一名67岁女性在进食牛排后出现食管梗阻。已安排转至更高水平的医疗机构进行内镜检查;然而,接诊的胃肠病学家建议采用“直立姿势、收下巴、两次吞咽”动作。这一动作立即缓解了患者的症状,随后她出院回家。
本病例提示了一种针对食团嵌塞所致食管梗阻的新型非内镜技术。