Uncommonly used accessory for removal of a large foreign body lodged in the lower esophagus – a rare case report

Accidental ingestion of foreign bodies are not uncommon mostly in the children and elderly individuals. Sharp pointed objects can cause injury to any part of the digestive tracts that lead to bleed or perforation of viscus, sometimes it can pose a catastrophic phenomena like battery ingestion. We removed partially eaten whole mango accidentally ingested and lodged in the lower esophagus by an elderly man who ran a long way from Himachal Pradesh. We used a Foley’s Catheter at the end which is an indwelling catheter used for the drainage of urine.