Foreign body in upper digestive tract.
OBJECTIVE
Foreign body ingestion is a common clinical problem, encountered in children.


METHODS
A total number of 104 patients with ingested foreign body admitted in our hospital are reviewed. Endoscopic removal was done for all foreign objects impacted in esophagus.


RESULTS
In 84.6% cases, history of having swallowed the foreign body was most common symptom. Majority of patients (61.53%) presented within 24 hours after ingestion of foreign body. Coins were the most frequent offending agents in children (87.5%). Seventy six cases of coins were impacted in the postcricoid region. Complications of retropharyngeal abscess was seen in two cases (1.92%), which was associated with sharp foreign body.


CONCLUSIONS
Early removal of these sharp foreign bodies must be considered to reduce the risk of this complication.
Shivakumar
A M
AM
Department of E.N.T., Bapuji Hospital J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
Naik
Ashok S
AS
Prashanth
K B
KB
Yogesh
B S
BS
Hongal
Girish F
GF
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male