title: A rare case of foreign body impaction requiring oesophagotomy.
abstract: We report a rare case of ingestion of a large stone in a male patient with a known psychiatric disorder. Failure of endoscopic removal necessitated retrieval of the impacted stone by an open oesophagotomy. This case highlights an important yet unusual presentation and management of an oesophageal foreign body.
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Mallick
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Sahota
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Elloy
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Conboy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications; D003679:Deglutition; D016629:Esophagectomy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography