Multiple oesophageal foreign bodies: the importance of two radiological views.
OBJECTIVE
To demonstrate the importance of two radiological views in the assessment of oesophageal foreign bodies.


METHODS
The case of a child with multiple oesophageal foreign bodies appearing as a single object on an antero-posterior chest radiograph is used to illustrate the need for two radiological views in the assessment of such cases.


CONCLUSIONS
Two radiological views are recommended in the assessment of oesophageal foreign bodies.
Whelan-Johnson
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General Surgery Department, Taunton & Somerset Hospital, Taunton, UK.
Hall
C E J
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome