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An unusual foreign body in the esophagus: report of a case
Ayten Kayi Cangir1, Tuğbay Tuğ, Ilker Okten
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Medical School, Turkey.
Surgery Today
|July 11, 2002
Abstract:
Foreign body ingestion occurs commonly in children and in specific high-risk groups of adults. Foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract can result in serious complications depending on the size and shape of the ingested object. This report presents a patient with an unusual foreign body in the esophagus.