| Children (<15 years) n = 24 | Adults n = 27 | Total | Percentage |
Type of foreign bodies Coins Fishbones Dental wear Other metallic objects Batteries Other non metallic objects Toothpick Packet of tablets Bezoars Unknown |
12 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 |
0 9 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 8 |
12/51 9/51 6/51 6/51 2/51 2/51 1/51 1/51 1/51 11/51 |
23.5% 17.6% 11.8% 11.8% 3.9% 3.9% 2% 2% 2% 21.6% |
Delay for endoscopy Less than 24 hours More than 24 hours |
23 1 |
20 7 |
43/51 8/51 |
15.7% 84.3% |
Presence or absence of foreign body in the upper digestive tract Absence Presence |
4 20 |
11 16 |
15/51 36/51 |
29.4% 70.6% |
Site Esophagus Stomach Duodenum |
14 6 0 |
15 0 1 |
29/36 6/36 1/36 |
80.5% 16.7% 2.8% |
Mucosa lesions None Mild inflammation Erosion/ulceration Bleeding |
10 4 10 0 |
7 6 12 2 |
17/51 10/51 22/51 2/51 |
33.3% 19.6% 43.1% 3.9% |
Outcome Success of endoscopic extraction Success of endoscopic mobilization Failure of endoscopic extraction and mobilization |
17 6 0
|
11 1 1
|
28/36 7/36 1/36
|
77.8% 19.4% 2.8%
|