Oesophagus obstruction due to ingestion of multiple foreign bodies
Karadas, S.; Cegin, M.B.; Sayir, F.; Gonullu, H.; Olmez, S.
JPMA. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 66(4): 473-474
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-9982 PMID: 27122280 Document Number: 688051
The ingestion of a foreign body (FB) is a potentially serious condition. In children, the most common years for FB ingestion are from the age of 6 months to 6 years. FB ingestion also occurs in those with psychiatric disorders or mental retardation and among adult prisoners and alcoholics. Most ingested FBs spontaneously pass out of the body via the gastrointestinal system. An endoscopic or surgical approach is only needed if the object fails to progress through the gastrointestinal tract. All objects impacted in the oesophagus require urgent treatment. This study reports a case of multiple FB ingestion and provides a literature review.