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Retained esophageal foreign bodies in children

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Foreign-body (FB) ingestion is common in children. Retained FBs in the esophagus can produce serious complications. We report five children with retained esophageal FBs: one presented with massive hematemesis due to an esophago-carotid fistula and the others had FB impaction above esophageal strictures. The hazards of impaction of small FBs above the strictures and delayed referral are highlighted.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, 226014, Lucknow, India

    B. Ravi Shankar, S. K. Yachha & B. C. Sharma

  2. Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India

    B. Singh & V. K. Kapoor

  3. Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India

    T. S. Mahant

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Ravi Shankar, B., Yachha, S.K., Sharma, B.C. et al. Retained esophageal foreign bodies in children. Pediatr Surg Int 11, 544–546 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00626062

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