Abstract
A 27-year-old male with no medical history was admitted to ur institution for acute dysphagia and odynophagia. Symptoms ppeared just after awakening, 12 h after a meal. Physical examiation was normal, and laboratory tests only showed leukocytosis 12,700/mm3) without eosinophilia. Because he had eaten underooked hake fillets the evening before, an oesophageal fishbone njury was suspected; upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was erformed 21 h after the meal revealing 8 spontaneously moving hite worms, adhering to the mucosa of the lower oesophagus ust above the Z-line and of the stomach (Fig. 1). The worms ere removed through the endoscope with a biopsy forceps; the
Published Version
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call