Open AccessAn amazing case of working wrist watch in the esophagus
Author(s) -
Nitin Aggarwal,
Deepti Sinha
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02907760
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagus , otorhinolaryngology , wrist , general surgery , foreign body , foreign bodies , head and neck surgery , surgery
Foreign bodies in the esophagus are commonly seen in otolaryngologic practice. We report the successful removal of a working wrist watch dial lodged for one month in the esophagus of an adult schizophrenic patient, which is a rare incident.
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