CASE OF GASTROTOMY FOR FOREIGN BODY IMPACTED IN ŒSOPHAGUS

A Case of Impacted Foreign Body in the Œsophagus

A Case of Unusual Foreign Body in the Œsophagus

was brought to this dispensary with the history that a belcha?(a small mattock or trowel used for digging and up-rooting weeds)?had lodged in his throat. He complained of severe pain in the gullet, could only speak with great difficulty, and could swallow nothing at all. His attendants said that at first the belcha was visible from the mouth, but all efforts to extract it had only succeeded in ...

Foreign Body in the Stomach—Gastrotomy: Recovery

Foreign Body in the Œsophagus: Report of Three Cases

Case 1.?A Sahnsi male (Sahnsies belong to the criminal tribes in the Punjab), aged 40, arrived at the hospital with the complaint of difficulty in swallowing, and swelling of the neck. Both these complaints started 8 days ago when he was taking cooked meat. His own statement was that a piece of bone was stuck in his oesophagus. Local examination showed a hard brawny swelling of the root of the ...

An unusual case of impacted esophageal foreign body.

Incidental ingestion of foreign bodies in the pediatric age group is a recognized problem worldwide, however, it is unusual to have a neonate who presents with impacted esophageal foreign body. As such, this case is rare and considered a new form of child neglect.