Chinese expert consensus on the endoscopic management of foreign bodies in the upper gastrointestinal tract (2015, Shanghai, China)

Abstract The ingestion of foreign bodies is a common emergency in clinical practice, representing about 4% of all emergency endoscopies. If not treated promptly, ingested foreign bodies may cause serious complications, even result in death. Currently, the international guidelines and consensuses on the management of foreign bodies in the upper gastrointestinal tract mainly include Management of ingested foreign bodies and food impactions by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), Management of ingested foreign bodies in children: a clinical report of the NASPGHAN Endoscopy Committee by the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), Pediatric button battery injuries: 2013 task force update by the American Broncho-Esophagological Association (ABEA); Management of ingested magnets in children by the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) and NASPGHAN; and Clinical guidelines for imaging and reporting ingested foreign bodies by the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS). But no guideline or consensus on the endoscopic management of foreign bodies in the upper gastrointestinal tract is available in China. Thus, the Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopy has led and organized experts from various disciplines, including gastroenterology, digestive endoscopy, thoracic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, otorhinolaryngology, emergency medicine, pediatrics, and radiology, to co-develop this consensus based on the current status of management for upper gastrointestinal foreign bodies in China, with reference to the latest international guidelines and consensuses. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.