Diagnosis and Management of Upper Aerodigestive Tract Foreign Bodies
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Airway foreign bodies
Airway foreign bodies (AFBs) have remained a diagnostic challenge to health care professionals. They can become life-threatening emergencies that require immediate intervention or can go unnoticed for weeks and even months. Every effort must be made to avoid a delay in diagnosis because this may lead to a notable increase in complication rates [1]. A sudden onset of respiratory symptoms must alert the clinician to the presence of an AFB. This section presents an overview of the assessment and
Esophageal foreign bodies
Esophageal foreign bodies (EFBs) are considered less precarious than AFBs. Even so, they occur more frequently and are responsible for over 1500 deaths per year [15]. Anatomically, these foreign bodies are commonly found at the cricopharyngeus, at the crossover of the aortic arch at midesophagus, and at the lower esophageal sphincter.
Patients who have EFBs can be loosely classified into four groups: (1) pediatric patients, (2) psychiatric patients and prisoners, (3) patients who have underlying
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