1995 Volume 1995 Issue Supplement78 Pages 132-135
Thirty cases of press-through package (PTP) as esophageal foreign bodies were analyzed. The patients were 8 males and 22 females. Patient ages were between 14 and 89 y/o, the average age was 64.2 y/o. Esophagogram or endoscopic examination were performed following plain X-ray exam to confirm the presence of the forein body. The foreign bodies included the following: 10 cases in the first stricture,11 cases in the cervical esophagus,9 cases in the second stricture,3 cases in the third stricture. In 3 cases, there were double foreign bodies. Twenty cases were treated surgically to remove the foreign bodies under general anesthesia, and 10 cases were treated under local anesthesia. If there was a greater time lag in removing the foreign body, more severe mucosal erosion was observed, but the erosion recovered without complication. We observed migration of the foreign body in 5 cases.
