Esophageal Foreign Bodies in Children

Esophageal foreign bodies.

An impacted esophageal foreign body is most often an urgent, rather than a life-threatening, medical situation. Pharmacologic or mechanical methods can be used to relieve the impaction, depending on the patient, as well as the location and physical properties of the foreign body. Flexible fiberoptic esophagoscopy is the accepted standard of care for removal of an object that is not smooth, radi...

Esophageal foreign bodies.

Esophageal foreign bodies in Yemen.

oreign body (FB) impaction in the esophagus is a common and serious health problem. Foreign bodies can lead to many complications such as esophageal perforation, mucosal erosions1 and fistulizations.2 Complication from esophageal FB can include death.3 The maximum incidence of esophageal FB occurs among children under 5 years old.4 The most common kind of the esophageal FBs in Oman are mutton b...

Tracheobronchial Foreign-Bodies in Children; A 7 Year Retrospective Study

Introduction: Foreign-body aspiration is still considered one of the most important diagnostic and therapeutic issues for physicians. Mortality rates and the prevalence of diseases caused by foreign bodies in the airway are higher in children because of the relatively narrow airway and immature protective mechanisms. The aim of this study was to study the pattern of foreign-body aspiration in t...

foreign bodies aspiration in children

foreign body aspiration of airways is very dangerous and sometimes fatal. early diagnosis and rapid management is vital. the goal of this study was to determine the clinical characteristics, radiologic findings and the results of bronchoscopic treatment of children due to foreign body aspiration of airways. medical records of 101 bronchoscopic proven foreign body inhalators were reviewed in gho...