Complicated esophageal foreign bodies: Diagnosis and treatment in 64 cases / 中国微创外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To summarize the experience in the diagnosis and management of complicated esophageal foreign bodies. Methods A retrospective study was conducted in 64 patients with complicated esophageal foreign bodies from January 1994 to July 2004 in this hospital. Types and location of foreign bodies ingested were analyzed. Results Animal bones accounted for 50% of foreign bodies ingested (32/64) and foreign bodies located at the esophageal inlet in 68.75% of the patients (44/64). Dental prostheses ingestion (30 0%) and the impaction at the level of the second esophageal constriction (43 3%) were more encountered in the middle-to-old aged patients than in patients under the age of 50 ( P