title: Acute respiratory distress secondary to a proximal esophageal foreign body.
abstract: We report the case of a 76-year-old woman who presented with acute respiratory distress from a proximal esophageal foreign body. Fiberoptic endoscopy (bronchoscopy) was essential for the diagnosis and successful management of this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine/Trauma, Hartford Hospital, Connecticut.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Gabana
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lynch
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000209:etiology*