Open AccessAn unusual impacted foreign body oesophagus in an infant
Author(s) -
Karan Sharma,
K. K. Duggal,
Hps Miglani
Publication year - 1999
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/bf03001563
Subject(s) - foreign body , otorhinolaryngology , medicine , head and neck surgery , foreign bodies , anatomy , surgery
Although foreign bodies in aerodigestive tract are quite common in children, but presence of an impacted, sharp foreign body which needed removal by trans-cervical oesophagotomy is quite rare and is thus being reported.