Impacted foreign bodies in the esophagus can result in respiratory symptoms including stridor and aphonia. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain these symptoms, but the possibility of vocal cord paralysis and its cause has not been adequately emphasized. Two cases of young children with esophageal foreign body are described; both presented with respiratory symptoms, 1 with aphonia an...

Pharyngeal and upper esophagus substitution is an ordinary procedure in adults, performed mainly for oncologic purposes, but it is rarely done in children. The authors present a case report of a free jejunal graft pharyngo/esophageal reconstruction with microvascular anastomosis to the primitive carotid artery and the internal jugular vein in a a 10-year-old girl who had a loss of lower pharynx...

There have been few reports concerning the endoscopic removal of impacted esophageal foreign bodies from patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of dual-channel endoscopy in managing foreign-body ingestions in patients. A total of 19 patients with foreign-body ingestions between September 2008 and July 2011 were selected from the Digestive Endoscope Center in Lis...

unit with chronic solid−food dysphagia and retrosternal pain. According to the patient, all symptoms had persisted with fluctuating intensity since she was 6 years old. Regardless of several examina− tions (e. g. esophageal fluoroscopy, pa− tient was refusing esophagoscopy) under− taken throughout this period, a history of other diseases was negative. After admis− sion to our unit, endoscopic e...

OBJECTIVES This study was undertaken to document the aerodigestive tract foreign body accidents among children, and to investigate the circumstances surrounding these events. METHODS A review of the charts of pediatric patients admitted with the definitive or suspicious diagnosis of aerodigestive tract foreign bodies was carried out in the period between January 1, 1998 to December 31, 2002. ...

Descending necrotising mediastinitis due to a neglected esophageal foreign body is uncommon. It is a lethal disease if it develops with full blown clinical picture. A case is reported of descending necrotising mediastinitis caused by a foreign body in oesophagus which is rarely reported in world literature. It is emphasized that prompt diagnosis and aggressive surgical mediastinal drainage is v...