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Emerg Med J 2007;24:145 doi:10.1136/emj.2006.036665
  • Emergency casebook

Foreign body in the upper gastrointestinal tract: report of an unusual case of injury

  1. X Balkamou1,
  2. P G Ntagiopoulos2,
  3. D-A D Moutzouris3,
  4. E Pepas4
  1. 1Department of Anesthesiology, Elpis General Hospital, Athens, Greece
  2. 2Department of Surgery, ‘Elpis’ General Hospital of Athens, Greece
  3. 3Department of Internal Medicine, Asklipeion General Hospital, Athens
  4. 4Department of Surgery, Elpis General Hospital
  1. Correspondence to:
 P G Ntagiopoulos
 56-60 Koniari str, 115 21 Athens, Greece; ntagiopoulos{at}hotmail.com
  • Accepted 23 March 2006

Ingestion of foreign bodies is a frequent cause of admission to accident and emergency departments, and a common challenge for both care givers and patients. Most cases include either accidental swallowing of foreign bodies by children or purposeful ingestion of foreign bodies by adults.

This is an anecdotal case report of …

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