Esophageal foreign bodies

Abstract

Esophageal foreign bodies are a relatively frequent emergency in our country and their removal is necessary as quickly as possible to avoid complications and suppress the discomfort they cause to patients, so an emergency esophagoscopy is performed by the Otolaryngology Specialist who is is on duty, so all otolaryngologists must know this entity and have experience in the diagnosis and performance of the surgical technique for its extraction, wanting with this exhibition to contribute to have a better knowledge of this entity. Keywords: foreign body, esophagus, dysphagia