Pediatric Esophageal Foreign Body [PDF]
History of present illness: A 3-year-old boy was brought in to the emergency department by his parents after suspected foreign body ingestion 45 minutes prior to arrival. The patient’s mother stated that he likely swallowed an arcade token.
Samer Assaf, Ryan Gibney
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Missed diagnosis of an unusual case of impacted esophageal foreign body
Accidental foreign body or food particle impaction in the esophagus causing partial or complete obstruction of the esophageal lumen is not uncommon. Most of this presents with remarkable history and acute or related symptoms that lead to diagnosis. Here,
Abu Taiub Mohammed Mohiuddin Chowdhury +3 more
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Long Standing Esophageal Perforation due to Foreign Body Impaction in Children: A Therapeutic Challenge in a Resource Limited Setting [PDF]
Late presentation of foreign body impaction in the esophagus, complicated by perforation in children, has rarely been reported in the literature. Esophageal surgery is very difficult and challenging in Cameroon (a resource limited setting).
Ngo Nonga Bernadette +5 more
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Retained foreign body located at the ostium of an esophageal diverticulum: A case report
Introduction: Esophageal foreign body impaction is a problem commonly seen in pediatric emergency departments, often requiring emergency surgical removal.
Yong Chen +5 more
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Double Fogarty balloon catheter technique for difficult to retrieve esophageal foreign bodies
Background Foreign body ingestion is common, especially in the pediatric population. Plans for retrieval should be tailored to the specific esophageal foreign bodies.
Peng You +2 more
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Chronic retained esophageal foreign body masquerading as a mediastinal mass
Foreign body ingestion is a common problem in children, coin being the usual offender in most of the cases. In the majority of the times, they pass through the esophagus without any complication.
Bhagya Sannananja +2 more
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Esophageal Foreign Body: Treatment and Complications
The most common cause of esophageal foreign bodies in adults is meat in Western countries and fish bones in Asian countries, including Korea. Although most ingested foreign bodies pass spontaneously through the esophagus without any clinical sequelae ...
Sun-Jin Boo, Heung Up Kim
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A 31-year-old male presented with chest pain started after eating chicken about 2 weeks earlier. Upper endoscopy and Computed tomography scan of the chest revealed a sharp chicken bone penetrating the esophageal wall into the right lung. The foreign body
Na Li, Frank Manetta, Shahzad Iqbal
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Vomiting recurrence after para-esophageal hernia repair according to foreign body ingestion: A case report [PDF]
Background: Foreign body ingestion and food bolus impaction are among frequent causes of mortality in pediatrics. Case report: An 18-month girl who had foreign body ingestion presenting with recurrent vomiting after para-esophageal hernia repair was ...
Sanaz Mehrabani, Abbas Hadipour
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Esophageal foreign body impaction as a presentation of underlying eosinophilic esophagitis [PDF]
Introduction. Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a rare pathology characterized by chronic inflammation with mucosal eosinophilic infiltrate of the esophagus.
Ruxandra OPRITA +2 more
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