Esophageal foreign bodies

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...

Yield of chest radiography after removal of esophageal foreign bodies.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the benefit of routine postoperative chest radiography after removal of esophageal foreign bodies in children. METHODS Medical records were reviewed of all patients evaluated with an esophageal foreign body at a single children's hospital over 10 years. Operative records and imaging reports were reviewed for evidence of esophageal injury. RE...

Esophageal foreign bodies in dogs: 51 cases (1992 – 1997)

All medical records of dogs with an esophageal foreign body treated at the Small Animal Hospital, University of Bern between January 1992 and December 1997 were reviewed. The retrospective data obtained included signalment (sex, age, breed), history, clinical findings, thoracic radiographic diagnosis, localization and type of foreign body, treatment, esophageal reevaluation and outcome. Macrosc...