title: Foreign body ingestion: management of 167 cases.
abstract: We reviewed the management of 167 patients with foreign body ingestion from 1980 to 1986. Two patients (1.1%) refused treatment. Nonoperative management was attempted in 14 (8.4%) patients. Endoscopy was performed on 117 patients with an overall success rate of 85.5% and a complication rate of 1.7%. Surgical treatment was required in 51 (30.0%) patients, 14 of whom had previous unsuccessful endoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Provincial Hospital (Gregorio Marañón) of Madrid, Madrid University, Spain.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caballero
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rueda
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Monturiol
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D003679:Deglutition; D004064:Digestive System; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged