[Surgical tactics in sharp-point foreign bodies of the gastrointestinal tract]

The author reports his observations of 92 patients who swallowed sharp-pointed foreign bodies. It is concluded that the absence of the displacement after barium suspension administration should be considered an indication to surgical intervention in uncomplicated cases. The withdrawal of sharp-pointed objects by means of a fibrogastroscope is hazardous in case of their penetration in the gastric wall.