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Chest computed tomography in the emergency room. A foreign body (red allow head) was detected in the middle esophagus (upper panels) and it was noted that the space was narrowed with the expansion of the upper lesion of the esophagus. Expansion of the esophagus was also observed in the lower esophagus (lower panels).
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On chest computed tomography, a foreign body was detected in the middle esophagus ( Figure 1 ; upper panels) and it was noted that the space was narrowed with the expansion of the upper lesion of the esophagus. Additionally, expansion was also observed in the lower esophagus ( Figure 1 ; lower panels).
Ultrasound examination. An approximately 1 cm long, high echoic mass was detected in the cervical side of the esophagus (a red arrowhead).
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Ultrasound examination revealed a high-echoic mass in the cervical side of the esophagus, which was suspected to be food residue of approximately 1 cm in length ( Figure 2 ).
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. In the upper panels, circumferential esophageal candidiasis was observed at the entrance and upper part of the esophagus. The middle part of the esophagus was completely obstructed by a piece of chicken meat and other foodstuffs. In the lower panels, a follow-up upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed one week later and conducted without any complications.
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Given the patient's reported symptoms, an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed to evaluate the possible presence of esophageal stricture and a foreign body ( Figure 3 , upper panels). Following one day of fasting, the patient was able to gradually resume diet, and after a week, a follow-up endoscopy was performed without any specific incident ( Figure 3 , lower panels), leading to discharge.