Table 2. Common locations of foreign body according to age groups

Ages (year) Frequent anatomic location of foreign bodies
1st 2nd 3rd n
0-4 Esophagus (30.0%) Metal (17.6%) Tonsil (25.0%) 131
5-9 Tonsil (46.9%) Stomach (19.8%) Bowel (11.5%) 280
10-14 Tonsil (81.5%) Stomach (14.8%) Bowel (3.7%) 116
15-64 Tonsil (53.7%) Tongue base (15.4%) Esophagus (14.0%) 588
65+ Esophagus (30.2%) Tonsil (20.9%) Tongue base (14.0%) 86
Total Tonsil (49.6%) Esophagus (14.0%) Tongue base (10.9%) 1,201