Endoscopy 2025; 57(S 02): S509-S510
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1806320
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Unsuccessful endoscopic extraction of an impacted raw potato in the esophagus: A case report

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  • E Curakova Ristovska

    1   University Clinic for Gastroenterohepatology, Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia, Republic of

  • E Nikolovska Trpchevska

    2   Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (UKIM), Skopje, Macedonia, Republic of

  • G Deriban

    3   Univeristy Clinic of Gastroenterohepatology, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, Macedonia, Republic of

  • M Trajkovska

    4   University Clinic of Gastroenterohepatology, Skopje, Macedonia, Republic of

  • T Beti

    5   University Clinic for Gastroenterohepatology, Skopje, Macedonia, Republic of
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Esophageal foreign body impaction is a serious symptomatic condition that requires urgent endoscopic extraction shortly after ingestion. A forty-year-old male patient was transferred to our tertiary gastroenterology center due to esophageal impaction. The patient was mentally disabled and had swallowed a large piece of raw potato earlier that day. Complaining of chest pain and inability to swallow the saliva, the condition was highly suggestive of esophageal impaction. After endotracheal intubation, the attending gastroenterologist performed an urgent gastroscopy under general anesthesia. The gastroscopy detected a large piece of raw potato impacted at the level of the upper esophageal sphincter. The potato occluded the entire esophageal lumen, making it impossible to push the potato, overpass it with the extraction device, or penetrate through for an attempt at piecemeal extraction. Shortly after, a second attempt at extraction by a senior endoscopist was performed but was also unsuccessful. Finally, the patient was referred for surgical extraction. Fortunately, several hours later, the patient vomited the potato and was safely discharged a few days later. To the best of our knowledge, there is no previous case report describing an esophageal impaction of a raw potato. According to the literature data, the successful extraction rate of esophageal foreign bodies is above 95%, and surgical extraction is required in 1-3% of the cases. However, in a small proportion of patients, as presented in our case, the endoscopic extraction of esophageal foreign body is not feasible [1] [2] [3].



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