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  • Title: [Foreign bodies of the esophagus and upper gastrointestinal tract in childhood].
    Author: Weber R, Jaspersen D, Draf W.
    Journal: Laryngorhinootologie; 1993 Sep; 72(9):455-8. PubMed ID: 8240637.
    Abstract:
    In a retrospective study we evaluated 49 endoscopies performed under suspicion of a foreign body in the oesophagus or upper gastrointestinal tract. In 27 cases a foreign body was easily removed. One child had to undergo a cervical oesophagotomy as a result of a chronically incarcerated foreign body. Because of the very low complication rate of endoscopy and a much higher risk of complications due to unknown foreign bodies, early endoscopic diagnosis is recommended even if the foreign body is only suspected.
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