In our study 19 children with a diagnosis of esophageal foreign body were reviwed according to age, gender, clinical symptoms, radiological findings, the impaction site and the type of the foreign body Results: There were 10 male and 9 female patients. The youngest was 1.5 and the oldest was 15 years old. The most common location (52.5%) of FB detected in esophagus was the first narrowing. We used Magill forceps for removing FB in 52.5% of the patients and rigid esophagoscope in 38.9% of them the most common symptom was refusing feeding and difficult swallowing. Conclusion: A detailed history is essential in patients who has swallowed a foreign body. Pointed and sharp objects usually require emergency intervention. Foreign bodies located in the upper part of esophagus can be removed easily by Magill forceps but rigid esophagoscopy remains a golden standard of removing objects from the esophagus of pediatric patients.
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