Safe extraction of an impacted open safety pin from the esophagus: report of 9 cases.
OBJECTIVE
Foreign body ingestion is a common problem in children. An infrequent ingested item is an open safety pin (SP), which may become lodged in the esophagus and presents the endoscopist a challenge to his surgical judgment and technical skills.


METHODS
We present 9 cases of infants with open SPs impacted in the esophagus and discuss the different options to treat these cases.


CONCLUSIONS
The management of open SP ingestion is discussed, along with a review of the literature regarding this rare condition.
Golz
Avishay
A
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Medical Center and The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine-Technion, Haifa, Israel. golz@netvision.net.il
Netzer
Aviram
A
Gordin
Arie
A
Westerman
S Thomas
ST
Joachims
Henry Z
HZ
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome