RT Book, Section
A1 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 57706344
T1 Chapter 62. Esophageal Foreign Body Removal
T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161352-1
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57706344
RD 2024/10/11
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