How to treat fish bone stuck in esophagus

Dr. Casey Thompson
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2025-05-20 08:43:52
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Fish bone stuck in the esophagus can be treated by general treatment, tweezers removal, surgical treatment, etc. Details are as follows:
1. General treatment
When fish bone stuck in the esophagus, you should immediately stop eating and drinking water. When fish bone stuck in the esophagus is shallow, you can try to cough hard and some can be coughed up.
2. Tweezers removal
If fish bone is small and shallow, you can see it by professional doctors.
3. Surgical treatment
For larger fish bone or fish bone located in aortic arch, it is generally necessary to remove fish bone under esophagoscopy.