Choking by Esophageal Foreign Body Impaction

Esophageal foreign body impaction may be fatal secondary to occlusion of the glottis or external compression membranous portion trachea. A 14-year-old adolescent female was admitted emergency department for evaluation sudden dyspnea and cyanosis after she swallowed a food bolus (a part bachelor radish kimchi) without chewing. Unfortunately, patient died despite cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Autopsy findings showed an ovoid, firm (3.5×2.5×2 cm) impacted in proximal esophagus, with focal narrowing tracheal lumen by esophageal impaction. Death attributed choking caused body.