Abstract
Recent esophagofiberscope has almost complete capabilities for the diagnostic fields of the esophageal diseases. But its contribution to the therapeutic fields has rarely been made. For the removal of the foreignbody from the esophagus and stomach, a kind of special forceps was devised. This was inserted through the biopsy channel of the esophagofiberscope. The foreignbodies were captured under visual control and taken off with the fiberscope altogether. The demonstration of the forceps and some clinical results will be reported. Sometimes the silk suture could be found at the stoma after surgery. For the removal of it the special forceps, named “suture-cutting forceps”, was newly devised. This forceps was inserted through the biopsy channel of the esophagofiberscope and able to cut and take off the suture under visual control.
