‘Scope’ of acute esophageal obstruction in the era of COVID-19

The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 led to significant strain on the emergency department (ED) visits worldwide. Multiple stay-at-home orders were issued during the pandemic unless medical treatment was urgently needed [1]. Acute esophageal obstruction (AEO) due to food/foreign body impaction usually present to the ED, given its severe symptoms. Most esophageal foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal...