Complications associated with 327 foreign bodies of the pharynx, larynx, and esophagus

Rigid bronchoscopy for the suspicion of foreign body in the airway

“…In another study, these percentages were reported as 61.9, 15.6 and 17.5% in 200 patients, respectively [12]. The reported incidence of radioopaque FBs in the literature varies between 8-15% however this ratio was 6.6% in this study [11,[13][14][15]. This lower percentage in this study could be attributable to the higher incidence aspiration of watermelon seeds.…”

Chronic esophageal foreign bodies in pediatric patients: a retrospective review

“…Signs and symptoms of all patients with both acute and chronic esophageal FB included dysphagia (63%), choking (47%), cough (15%), drooling (15%), odynophagia (15%), dyspnea (12%), and wheezing (5%)--predominantly esophageal complaints [5,11]. In our study, only 22% of CEFB patients presented with gastrointestinal complaints, while 76% of patients presented with respiratory complaints including respiratory distress, cough and asthmatic attack.…”

“…The remainder presented with swallowing or respiratory disturbances of prolonged duration. In a study by Singh et al [5], 81% of adult and pediatric patients were correctly diagnosed within the first 48 h after a sentinel choking event. They found that 72.3% of patients presented within 24 h of ingestion, while 5.4 % present 1 week after ingestion.…”

“…The factor associated with an increase risk for complications was presentation more than 24 h after the onset of symptoms [5]. CEFB will produce local inflammation and may result in mucosal and muscular erosion leading to esophageal perforation.…”

Imaging findings of swallowed dentures: a case series

“…With time, resultant mucosal edema and secretions may obscure the denture, limiting removal by rigid esophagoscopy [9]. There are reports of neglected cases leading to migration of swallowed dentures, resulting in tracheo-esophageal fistula, aortic erosion, aorto-esophageal fistula, and even esophageobroncho-aortic fistulae as well as large bowel perforation [18][19][20][21][22].…”