Title
Silicone foley catheter extraction of pediatric esophageal foreign bodies in the sitting position without anesthesia
Authors
Prabhat Singh Baghel, Kumari Pinky & Tankeshwar Prasad Patel*
Affiliation
Department of Paediatric Government Medical College Satna Madhya Pradesh, India; * Corresponding author
Prabhat Singh Baghel- E-mail: dr.prabhatsinghbaghel@gmail.com
Kumari Pinky - E-mail: pinkysingh314@gmail.com
Tankeshwar Prasad Patel- E-mail: tankeshwar9912@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received July 1, 2026; Revised July 31, 2026; Accepted July 31, 2026, Published July 31, 2026
Abstract
Pediatric esophageal foreign body ingestion needs urgently removal, yet in low resources facilities, they lack an endoscopy. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the bedside silicone Foley catheter removal in children aged 2 to 16 years. Most ingested objects were coins (84%), followed by button batteries (13%) and metal washers (3%). The reclamation of the sitting position was successful in all the cases, with an average of 1.5 attempts and a minor bleed in one instance. Thus, data shows that six-month follow-up, this non-operative approach is safe, simple and effective.
Keywords
Esophageal foreign body, foley catheter, resource-limited settings
Citation
Baghel et al. Bioinformation 22(7): 4546-4549 (2026)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
