식도이물에 대한 임상통계적 고찰
Published Online: May 31, 2020
ABSTRACT
We have clinically analysed the 71 cases of the foreign bodies in the esophagus during the period from Jan. 1989 to Dec. 1991 at the Department of Otolaryngology, Seoul Adventist Hospital.
The result are as follows;
The most common foreign body was coin(31 cases ; 43.7%), bone (14 cases; 19.8%), meat(11cases ; 15.5%) in order.
In age distribution, 32 cases(45.1%) were under 5 years of age and in this group, coin was the most frequent material(27 cases ; 84.4 %)
In sex distribution, 36 cases(50.7%) were in male and 35 cases(49.3%) were in female.
In the location of foreign bodies of the esophagus, the 57 cases(80.3%) were in the first esophageal narrowing ; 12.7%, the second narrowing ; 4.2%, the third narrowing ; 2.8%, the forth narrowing.
In duration of lodgement, the 60 cases(84.5%) of foreign bodies were removed within 24 hours.
The 12 cases(16.8%) were removed by flexible fibroptic endoscope under local anesthesia without complication.
Repeated esophageal foreign bodies were found in 4 cases and double esophageal foreign bodies in 2 cases.