TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Esophageal Foreign Body Removal A1 - Attar, Bashar M. A2 - Reichman, Eric F. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e AB - Most foreign bodies (i.e., 90%) that are ingested enter the gastrointestinal tract, while 10% enter the tracheobronchial tree.1 Approximately 1500 people die annually in the United States from ingested foreign bodies in the upper gastrointestinal tract.2 Most objects (i.e., 80% to 90%) usually pass spontaneously, but approximately 10% to 20% must be removed endoscopically.3 Approximately 1% require surgical removal.4 Approximately 80% of esophageal foreign bodies occur in children, followed by edentulous adults, prisoners, and psychiatric patients.5 Recurrent episodes of foreign body ingestion occur in 5% to 10% of patients, especially prisoners and psychiatric patients.1 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159799476 ER -