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Swallowed Foreign Body Definition
Common names:
  • Esophageal Foreign Body
  • Foreign Body Esophagus
  • Foreign Body Stomach
  • Foreign Body Swallowed
  • Gastrointestinal Foreign Body
  • Ingested Foreign Body
  • Ingested Object
  • Object in the Stomach
  • Stomach Foreign Body
  • Swallowed Foreign Body
  • Swallowed Object
A person with swallowed foreign body has swallowed an object. The object may be stuck in the esophagus, or the object may have reached the stomach. Images

About 80 percent of reported cases of swallowed foreign body occur in children.

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Last Updated: Sep 9, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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