title: Foreign body impaction in esophagus: experiences at Ear-Nose-Throat Clinic in Tuzla, 2003-2013.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to report our experience in the management of foreign body (FB) impaction in esophagus in the Ear-Nose-Throat Clinic, University Clinical Center of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-one patients (44 males, 27 females; mean age 32.99±28.57 years; range 1 to 81 years) who admitted to our clinic between January 2003 and December 2013 with a history of a FB in esophagus were retrospectively analyzed including head and neck examination. All patients were performed rigid esophagoscopy under general anesthesia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 32 FBs were detected in children (23 males, 9 females; mean age 4.6 years; range 1 to 11, mod 1) with coins being the most common (56.31%). A total of 39 FBs were detected in adults (21 males, 18 females; mean age 56.2 years; range 16 to 81) with bones and food being the most common (43.6%). Foreign bodies impacted in the upper esophageal sphincter in 87.5% of children and in 66.7% of adults. The duration of localization of FBs in esophagus was between one hour and six months. All procedures were performed without complications; the FBs were completely extracted without the requirement to repeat the procedure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study results suggest that use of rigid endoscope is reliable in removing FBs in the esophagus.
authors.affiliation: epartment of Otolaryngology, University Clinical Center 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. sekib.umihanic@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Šekib
authors.initials: Š
authors.lastname: Umihanić
authors.forename: Fuad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brkić
authors.forename: Šefika
authors.initials: Š
authors.lastname: Umihanić
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hodźić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D049631:Esophageal Sphincter, Upper; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult