FOREIGN BODY IN THE DIGESTIVE TRACT (ESOPHAGUS)  CASE STUDY

NINO SANODZE; NANO SHVANGIRADZE

doi:10.52340/jecmj.2021.386

FOREIGN BODY IN THE DIGESTIVE TRACT (ESOPHAGUS) CASE STUDY

Authors

NINO SANODZE
NANO SHVANGIRADZE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52340/jecmj.2021.386

Keywords:

foreign body, digestive tract, esophagus

Abstract

The majority of foreign body ingestions occur in children between the ages of six months and three years. Most cases are brought to medical attention by a child's caregivers following a witnessed or reported ingestion. Many of the children are asymptomatic or have transient symptoms at the time of the ingestion. Clinical management focuses on identifying and treating the cases at risk for complications, which depend on the location and type of foreign body. A battery lodged in the esophagus should be removed urgently. There was not recommended to take anything orally when swallowing a battery according to these guidelines until the body has been radiographically determined and removed endoscopically. Recent studies using natural and artificial models of batteries in the esophagus of animals have shown that early and repeated administration of honey or sucralfate before removal may reduce the degree of esophageal burns.

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