Intramural foreign body in oesophagus.
Intramural foreign body in oesophagus is very rare and is mostly associated with complications leading to high morbidity and mortality. Recently we came across a coiled metallic wire discovered unexpectedly in a chest X-ray of a 6-month-old male baby. This was further investigated and was found to be located intramurally in the oesophagus. It was successfully removed with rigid oesophagoscopy performed under telescopic guidance. No such foreign body has been reported in an infant so far in English literature.
Mathur
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Department of ENT, Lady Hardinge Medical College and associated Smt. SK & KS Children's Hospital, New Delhi, India. nnm@vsnl.com
Kumar
Sandeep
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Bothra
Rajendra
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D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed