“…Patients with EFI generally present with acute onset symptoms that begin after food ingestion and the most common symptoms include chest pain, dysphagia, emesis, retching, vomiting, coughing, hypersalivation and sensation of choking. 5,12 Correct diagnosis requires a detailed history, chest radiography, and endoscopic examination. Chest radiography usually cannot detect the obstruction itself but it is useful to evaluate a possible esophageal perforation.…”