This study was conducted to investigate the clinical application of three-dimensional (3D) reconstructed computed tomography (CT) images in detecting and gaining information on esophageal foreign bodies (FBs). Two patients with esophageal FBs were enrolled for analysis. In both cases, 3D reconstructed images were compared with the FB that was removed according to the object shape, size, locatio...

Esophageal foreign bodies are a relatively frequent emergency in our country and their removal is necessary as quickly possible to avoid complications suppress the discomfort they cause patients, so an esophagoscopy performed by Otolaryngology Specialist who on duty, all otolaryngologists must know this entity have experience diagnosis performance of surgical technique for its extraction, wanti...

conclusions ultrasound is recommended as the first choice when fb is located within the superficial soft tissues with no bone around it. in case of penetration of fb into deeper tissues or beneath bone, ct or cbct are recommended. otherwise, considering lower dose, cbct is preferred over ct. we can use mri if the fb is not ferromagnetic. however, ct is the first choice in emergency situations b...