title: Management of foreign bodies in the upper gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: Records of 55 consecutive patients who had ingested foreign bodies were reviewed retrospectively. Foreign bodies were located in the esophagus, stomach and duodenum in 25, 27 and 3 patients respectively. Eleven of these passed through the entire gastrointestinal tract spontaneously and uneventfully. Endoscopic extraction was successful in 36 patients while 8 needed surgical removal of the ingested object. Only one death was encountered. We conclude that using simple guidelines, foreign body ingestion can be managed with a low incidence of complications and mortality.
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Kochhar
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Aggarwal
authors: M K
authors: MK
authors: Goenka
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Mehta
authors: S K
authors: SK
authors: Mehta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004386:Duodenum; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004947:Esophagus; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013270:Stomach