Is A Food Bolus An Emergency. This is a common emergency presentation to ENT and gastroenterology. Esophageal food bolus impaction is a common gastrointestinal emergency with esophageal food impaction the third most common non-biliary endoscopic emergency after upper and lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
This narrative review provides evidence-based recommendations for the assessment and management of patients with esophageal foreign bodies and food bolus. Esophageal food bolus impaction is a common gastrointestinal emergency with esophageal food impaction the third most common non-biliary endoscopic emergency after upper and lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage. In 591 13 of 22 food bolus obstructions resolved in the EC after cola.
Food bolus is the most common impacted foreign body particularly in adults but other objects include coins toys bones batteries.
If the obstruction does not resolve on its own emergency treatment may be necessary. The patient is usually in considerable discomfort and may need to go to theatre if this does not improve. Food bolus and oesophageal foreign bodies are a common presentation that may be managed by otolaryngologists gastroenterologists acute medicine physicians and accident and emergency. Esophageal food bolus impaction is a common gastrointestinal emergency with esophageal food impaction the third most common non-biliary endoscopic emergency after upper and lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
