BACKGROUND Accidental ingestion of foreign bodies is common in clinical practice. While perforation of the ileum and jejunum due to the ingested foreign body is common, duodenal perforation is rare. In this report, our experience with this rare entity is shared. CASE REPORT Here we present a 31-year-old patient with gastrointestinal tract perforation at the second part of the duodenum due to ...

Foreign body ingestions are commonly seen by pediatricians and emergency room personnel. The majority of foreign bodies transit through the gastrointestinal system without any complications. Perforations are uncommon and usually involve peritonitis. We present a case of gastric perforation secondary to ingestion of a sharp metallic pin. Our patient did not demonstrate any of the classic finding...

Accidental ingestion of foreign bodies is a relatively common situation, in the large majority of cases being followed by an unobserved passing of the objects through the digestive tract and their elimination in about a week. We present a patient with liver actinomycosis developed in relation with a gastric (antral) perforation secondary to accidental foreign body ingestion. The complexity of t...

BACKGROUND Button battery lodged in the esophagus carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to present cases of patients with esophageal button battery ingestion treated at our clinic and to emphasize the importance of early diagnosis and treatment. METHODS Records of patients admitted to our hospital for foreign body ingestion between January 2010 and May ...

Materials and Methods Foreign body impaction has been recorded in bovine [1, 2] and ovine [3] specifically in developing countries due to lack of recycling industries wastes. Additionally, malnutrition and unbalanced dietary habits lead to a variety of nutritional deficiencies which result in pica and ingestion of materials other than normal food including wastes [4]. Most of these wastes are i...

The incidence and prevalence of foreign body (FB) ingestion are difficult to estimate. Unlike other foreign bodies, the ingestion of a toothpick is very uncommon and carries high morbidity and mortality rates. We report a case of a 73-year-old female patient presenting mid-term epigastric pain. Abdominal ultrasound revealed a slightly dilated common bile duct (CBD) and magnetic resonance showed...

Impacted laryngeal foreign body could lead to catastrophic consequences if appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are not promptly instituted. A case of 4-year-old child who presented with a 4-day history of probable ingestion or aspiration of a pen part and history of occasional noisy breathing on exertion and swallowing is reported. On examination, the child appeared asymptomatic o...

Benign acquired tracheo-oesophageal fistula is an uncommon lesion. Trauma and infection have been the most common causes noted in several series.' -3 Traumatic causes include oesophagoscopy or bronchoscopy; complications of tracheostomy; and blunt, crushing, or penetrating injuries to the neck or chest. Foreign body ingestion or aspiration and lye ingestion are other reported causes.4 We have r...

Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common problem in children. Prolonged impaction of FB in esophagus may result in tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). A 6-year-old girl presented with progressive dysphagia and recurrent chest infections. No history of FB ingestion was given by parents. Further investigations revealed FB (spool) in cervical esophagus. Patient was successfully managed by surgery thro...

Injuries from cocaine abuse are often seen and have been reported more often with the introduction of crack cocaine. Burns of the upper aerodigestive tract have been reported but no reports of esophageal obstruction have been located. We report ingestion of a foreign body from smoking crack cocaine and our management. A review of other possible aspiration and ingestion injuries is included.