Pediatric esophagus foreign body

Foreign bodies of the esophagus are caused by children who like to play with items in their mouths and accidentally swallow them. Common foreign objects are coins, buttons, micro batteries, pins, plastic covers, bone fragments, date cores, and so on.

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