Abstract
Esophageal foreign body impaction (EFBI) is a rare condition in childhood which needs
urgent removal. However, if left untreated, its chronic impaction may lead to serious
secondary complications. Symptoms associated with chronic EFBI are attributed to airway
disease or gastroesophageal reflux, which further delays definitive diagnosis and
management. We present a girl with ingestion of a bottle cap diaphragm that was embedded
in her esophagus resulting in esophageal narrowing and a secondary diverticulum formation.
As the disk was unable to be removed using standard grasping forceps, the authors
used an injector needle to impale the disk and successfully removed it without any
complications.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
November 8,
2012
Received in revised form:
November 5,
2012
Received:
August 17,
2012
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☆None of the authors have any conflict of interest to report.
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