Dysphagia caused by a foreign body.
A boy with a long history of dysphagia attributed to neurological impairment was shown to have a large oesophageal foreign body. It had remained undetected for five years as a central lumen allowed the passage of liquids and semisolids. Foreign bodies must be excluded in children with dysphagia.
Hiorns
M P
MP
Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
Patwardhan
N
N
Spitz
L
L
D002648:Child; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015154:Esophageal Motility Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D004947:Esophagus; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male