Esophageal Foreign Body

Unusual Presentation of Cervical Esophageal Foreign Body

A 42-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of odynophagia and neck pain after swallowing a piece of bone. Anteroposterior (AP) and lateral neck X-ray showed the foreign body. Rigid esophagoscopy under general anesthesia was performed and foreign body extracted by rigid bronchoscopy.

Esophageal foreign body mimicking esophageal atresia.

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 392 VOLUME 42__APRIL 17, 2005 immunosuppressed individuals(2). A single oral dose of Ivermectin (200 μg/kg) has been reported to be more effective than multiple doses of thiabendazole(3). CVID is a syndrome characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia with phenotypically normal B cells(4). These patients are prone to infection with pyogenic organisms and also intestinal parasites, f...

Esophageal foreign body in neonates.

Esophageal foreign body after smoking crack cocaine.

Injuries from cocaine abuse are often seen and have been reported more often with the introduction of crack cocaine. Burns of the upper aerodigestive tract have been reported but no reports of esophageal obstruction have been located. We report ingestion of a foreign body from smoking crack cocaine and our management. A review of other possible aspiration and ingestion injuries is included.

Embedded esophageal foreign body. A diagnostic challenge.

Esophageal foreign body (EFB) ingestion is of ubiquitous occurrence in pediatric population. Diagnosis and precise localization of non-radio opaque FB poses considerable challenge. Delayed presentation, poor history, and inconclusive esophagoscopic findings often lead to diagnostic delay. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) could be a great option in these situations. We present a case of ...