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Intra luminal hypopharyngeal and oesophageal foreign bodies are common. Among these the incidence of open safety pin is relatively uncommon and the occurrence of multiple open safety pins in the same ’ individual is a very rare phenomenon. Removal of one open safety pin itself is a surgical enigma, as inadvertant attempts at removal may cause the pointed end to get impacted submucosally or intramurally or may cause oesophageal tear and calls for the assistance of a thoracic surgeon. This article intends to highlight the occurrence of multiple open safety pins in the lumen of the oesophagus and its difficulty in successful retrieval.
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Ramadass. T, Chakravarty R; Sankar Kumar V et al (1995) Intramural Migrating Foreign Body ( open safety pin ) in the Oesophagus: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Vol 47. No. 3 p 217–218.
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Somasundaram, S., Mothilal, K.B. & Annamalai, L. Multiple foreign bodies (open safety pins) in the oesophagus. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 52, 94–95 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02996449
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