Denis Chang

Dec 24, 2024 | videogie.org | Denis Chang |Jessica L. Yasuda |Benjamin Zendejas |Taylor J. Kratochvil

Abbreviation POD (postoperative day) Children younger than 2 years old experience the greatest frequency of accidental ingestions, with coins being the most common foreign body ingestion.1-3 Although esophageal foreign bodies typically are managed with endoscopic removal, retained foreign bodies may erode into the esophageal wall and damage adjacent structures.2,4,5 Existing case reports describe open neck dissection for remotely ingested coins that migrate through the esophageal mucosa.6...