Case ReportInternational Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

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Unusual foreign body in the upper digestive tract: case report

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018;4(3):850-852.DOI10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20181885

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Abstract

Unusual foreign bodies in the digestive tract are common in psychiatric patients and children requiring screening of the entire gastrointestinal tract. We here report two cases of unusual ingested blunt foreign body in the upper digestive tract managed differently.

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  1. Department of ENT, Jawaharlal Institute Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry

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