TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 62. Esophageal Foreign Body Removal A1 - Reichman, Eric F. PY - 2013 T2 - Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e AB - Most foreign bodies (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 (80% to 90%) usually pass spontaneously but about 10% to 20% must be removed endoscopically. Approximately 1% require surgical removal.3 Most (80%) esophageal foreign bodies occur in children followed by edentulous adults, prisoners, and psychiatric patients.4 Recurrent episodes of foreign body ingestion occur in 5% to 10% of patients, especially prisoners and psychiatric patients.1 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/12 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57706344 ER -