TY - JOUR T1 - Foreign body in the upper gastrointestinal tract: report of an unusual case of injury JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 145 LP - 145 DO - 10.1136/emj.2006.036665 VL - 24 IS - 2 AU - X Balkamou AU - P G Ntagiopoulos AU - D-A D Moutzouris AU - E Pepas Y1 - 2007/02/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/24/2/145.abstract N2 - 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 … ER -