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Case Reports
. 2004 Jun;77(6):2218-20.
doi: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01255-4.

Chronic retained foreign bodies in the esophagus

Rishendran R Naidoo  1 , Anunathan A Reddi
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Case Reports

Chronic retained foreign bodies in the esophagus

Rishendran R Naidoo et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Jun.

Abstract

Two cases of esophageal perforations consequent upon chronic retained foreign bodies are presented. In both patients a mediastinal mass associated with the foreign body was noted on chest radiography. Retrieval of the foreign bodies, although feasible by esophagoscopy in 1 patient, was unsuccessful in the second patient, thus necessitating thoracotomy.

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