Diagnosis and Treatment of Foreign Bodies Outside Pharynx and Esophagus Lumen

Zhejiang University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Surgery

Treatments: Procedure: exploratory surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04917367

2020-152

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: To improve the success rate of the treatment of migrating foreign bodies in the upper aerodigestive tract.

Methods: The medical records of inpatients conforming to the diagnosis of migrating foreign bodies between 2020 and 2025 were reviewed. Data regarding age, gender, time from onset to hospitalization, computed tomography (CT) and endoscopic scans, surgical procedures，and follow-up were collected.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The foreign body of pharynx or esophagus was confirmed by surgical exploration

Exclusion criteria

• The foreign body is in the pharynx or esophagus or is not found during surgery.

Trial design

50 participants in 2 patient groups

Conventional surgery group

Description:

Conventional surgery with Preoperative foreign body localization

Treatment:

Procedure: exploratory surgery

New surgery group

Description:

new surgery with Intraoperative localization of foreign body

Treatment:

Procedure: exploratory surgery