Fishbone stuck in the esophagus should be promptly fasted and no drink, in the hospital for gastroscopy to remove the fishbone.
The first choice of patients with fishbone stuck in the esophagus will have obvious swallowing pain, at this time should be fasting and fasting, and promptly go to the hospital for gastroscopy to determine whether the fishbone is in the esophagus, and to determine whether the esophagus is penetrated, if it is not penetrated the esophagus, the gastroscope can be taken out directly, and after taking out the liquid food for 1 week can be eaten.
However, if the fishbone has penetrated the esophagus, it should be removed by esophagoscopy under general anesthesia and hospitalized for anti-infection treatment and feeding through indwelling gastric tube to avoid food leakage from the esophagus, which may lead to aggravation of infection.
Fishbone stuck in the esophagus, should promptly seek medical attention, and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.