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An unusual foreign body in oesophagus

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery volume 51, Article number: 62 (1999) Cite this article

Abstract

Foreign body in the esophagus is not an unusual finding. Coin in children and bone fragments in adults are commonly observed foreign bodies. Usually foreign bodies are removed within few hours to few days. Forgotten or unattended foreign bodies are seen in either mentally retarded patients or in children. We are reporting here a case, having unusual foreign body in oesophagus, i.e. a thorn of babul tree since one month, presented as perioeso-phagitis with dysphagea in a mentally retarded child of 12 years.

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    Kj Shinde & Abhay Gupta

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Shinde, K., Gupta, A. An unusual foreign body in oesophagus. IJO & HNS 51, 62 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03001558

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Keywords

  • Foreign body
  • oesophagus