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  • Title: Review of oesophageal foreign bodies in Harare Central Hospital.
    Author: Ali A.
    Journal: East Afr Med J; 1999 Jun; 76(6):355-7. PubMed ID: 10750527.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To review our experience in the management of patients with oesophageal foreign bodies. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. SETTING: Harare Central Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe. SUBJECTS: Sixty eight patients who presented with foreign body ingestion from October 1990 to December 1991. INTERVENTION: All but two patients underwent rigid oesophagoscopic examination. RESULTS: Sixty five of the cases with foreign bodies in the oesophagus had their foreign bodies retrieved by rigid oesophagoscopic procedure. CONCLUSION: A high index of suspicion will help in early diagnosis especially in children who present with recent and inexplicable onset of respiratory symptoms.
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