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Multiple oesophageal foreign bodies: the importance of two radiological views

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2008

S Whelan-Johnson  and
C E J Hall
S Whelan-Johnson
Affiliation:
General Surgery Department, Taunton & Somerset Hospital, Taunton, UK
C E J Hall*
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr C E J Hall, ENT Specialist Registrar, ENT Department, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS9 3QJ, UK. Fax: 0117 959 5850 E-mail: charliehall@blueyonder.co.uk
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Abstract

Objectives:

To demonstrate the importance of two radiological views in the assessment of oesophageal foreign bodies.

Case report:

The case of a child with multiple oesophageal foreign bodies appearing as a single object on an antero-posterior chest radiograph is used to illustrate the need for two radiological views in the assessment of such cases.

Conclusions:

Two radiological views are recommended in the assessment of oesophageal foreign bodies.

Keywords

Foreign BodiesOesophagusRadiographs
Type
Short Communications
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 123 , Issue 1 , January 2009 , pp. 121 - 122
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2008

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