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Esophageal Foreign Bodies
Sittitrai P 
,
Pattarasakulchai T ,
Tapatiwong H
,
Pattarasakulchai T ,
Tapatiwong H A retrospective study of 310 patients with foreign bodies in the esophagus was
analyzed. The most common age of the esophageal foreign body patients was between 0 to 9
years old (32.6% ), and a coin was the most common foreign object in children. Bone, fish bone
and bolus of meat were found commonly in adults, while dentures were encountered in the old
age group. History of foreign body ingestion, dysphagia and odynophagia were usually pre-
sented by the patients. Roentgenographic study was useful in diagnosis and plan of manage-
ment. Rigid esophagoscopy under general anesthesia is recommended in all patients with suspected
history of foreign body, even though plain films of the chest and neck failed to demonstrate any
significant findings. Complications can be reduced if the treatment is conducted within 24
hours of foreign body impaction.
Key word
: Esophageal Foreign Body, Rigid Esophagoscopy
analyzed. The most common age of the esophageal foreign body patients was between 0 to 9
years old (32.6% ), and a coin was the most common foreign object in children. Bone, fish bone
and bolus of meat were found commonly in adults, while dentures were encountered in the old
age group. History of foreign body ingestion, dysphagia and odynophagia were usually pre-
sented by the patients. Roentgenographic study was useful in diagnosis and plan of manage-
ment. Rigid esophagoscopy under general anesthesia is recommended in all patients with suspected
history of foreign body, even though plain films of the chest and neck failed to demonstrate any
significant findings. Complications can be reduced if the treatment is conducted within 24
hours of foreign body impaction.
Key word
: Esophageal Foreign Body, Rigid Esophagoscopy
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