Case Report: Esophageal balloon occlusion with a Foley catheter in high-risk sedated gastroscopy
This case suggests that the use of esophageal balloon occlusion with negative-pressure suction was associated with safe, uneventful deep sedation in a patient at high risk of aspiration. The technique may serve as a simple, minimally invasive alternative to endotracheal intubation or awake endoscopy for airway protection in such high-risk patients, though further evaluation in larger studies is warranted.
Authors
- Bao Lang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9757-3416)
- Shaojie Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0406-3290)
- Yanhua Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5929-6083)
- Fenfen Kou
- Jun Hu
- Ping Zhao
- Peng Jiang
Institutions
- Second Hospital of Shandong University (CN)
- Weifang People's Hospital (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of TCM (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1766538
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00