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Foreign body in upper digestive tract

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Objective : Foreign body ingestion is a common clinical problem, encountered in children.Methods : A total number of 104 patients with ingested foreign body admitted in our hospital are reviewed. Endoscopic removal was done for all foreign objects impacted in esophagus.Result; In 84.6% cases, history of having swallowed the foreign body was most common symptom. Majority of patients (61.53%) presented within 24 hours after ingestion of foreign body. Coins were the most frequent offending agents in children (87.5%). Seventy six cases of coins were impacted in the postcricoid region. Complications of retropharyngeal abscess was seen in two cases (1.92%), which was associated with sharp foreign body.Conclusion : Early removal of these sharp foreign bodies must be considered to reduce the risk of this complication.

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  1. Department of E.N.T., Bapuji Hospital J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere, Kamataka, India

    A. M. Shivakumar, Ashok S. Naik, K. B. Prashanth, B. S. Yogesh & Girish F. Hongal

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Shivakumar, A.M., Naik, A.S., Prashanth, K.B. et al. Foreign body in upper digestive tract. Indian J Pediatr 71, 689–693 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02730655

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