title: An uncommon oesophageal foreign body in a neonate.
abstract: We report a case of a 2-month-old male child who presented with sudden onset of vomiting and refusal to breast feed. Chest and abdomen examination were normal. A foreign body (zipper) was visualised in the cervical oesophagus on X-ray of the neck. The retrieval of the zipper by oesophagoscopy relieved the symptoms of the patient.
authors: Department of ENT, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal PGIMS, Rohtak Haryana, India.
authors: Sharad
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9220-091X
authors: S
authors: Hernot
authors: Department of ENT, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal PGIMS, Rohtak Haryana, India.
authors: Samar Pal Singh
authors: SP
authors: Yadav
authors: Department of ENT, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal PGIMS, Rohtak Haryana, India.
authors: Bhushan
authors: B
authors: Kathuria
authors: Department of ENT, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal PGIMS, Rohtak Haryana, India.
authors: Madhuri
authors: M
authors: Kaintura
mesh_terms: D003020:Clothing; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination; D011859:Radiography; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology
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