title: Pediatric Airway and Esophageal Foreign Bodies.
abstract: Foreign bodies aspirated into the airway or ingested with retention in the esophagus are common in infants and children. Both can cause life-threatening complications and must be approached with expeditious diagnosis and definitive treatment. Pediatric surgeons should be familiar with diagnosis, treatment, operative management, complications, and outcomes of aerodigestive tract foreign bodies.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Berdan
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Corporate Center, Suite C320, 999 North 92nd Street, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. Electronic address: ttsato@chw.org.
authors.forename: Thomas T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D019468:Disease Management; D004947:Esophagus; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012137:Respiratory System; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Aerodigestive foreign bodies; Bronchoscopy; Button battery; Esophageal bougienage