Management of oesophageal foreign bodies
Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences. 2014; 9 (3): 206-208
in English
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ABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to evaluate the management of foreign bodies in the oesophagus and to determine the association with socioeconomic status. This cross-sectional analytical study was carried out in the Department of Ear, Nose and Throat and head and neck surgery of Bahawal Victoria Hospital affiliated with Quaid-i-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan, between December 2012 and May 2013. The medical records of 34 consecutive cases of foreign body ingestion were searched, and the data were recorded on a questionnaire prepared for this purpose. The average age of the patients was 10.38 years; 29 cases [85.2%] were in children under 12 years. There were 18 females [52.9%] and 16 males [47.1%]. Thirty patients [88%] presented with a history of dysphagia, and 25 [73.6%] had vomiting. The site of impaction was the post-cricoid region in 22 patients [66%], the lower oesophagus in 5 [15%], the mid-oesophagus in 4 [13%], the posterior pharyngeal wall in 1 [3%] and the pyriform fossa in 1 patient [3%]. Coins were the most common foreign body [61.8%]. Socioeconomic analysis showed that 18 patients [52.9%] were in the low socioeconomic class, 12 [35.3%] in the middle class and 4 [11.8%] in the upper class. The presence of a foreign body in the oesophagus is a serious condition, and early removal is recommended. Foreign body lodgement is commoner among poor families
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Social Class
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Disease Management
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Esophagus
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Taibah Univ. Med. Sci.
Year:
2014
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