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Case Reports
. 2022 Jun 30:42:165.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.42.165.34154. eCollection 2022.

A well-hidden esophageal foreign body in an 11-year-old boy treated for gastroesophageal reflux disease: a case report

Dimitrios Godosis  1 , Maria Fotoulaki  2 , Chrysostomos Kepertis  1 , Ioannis Spyridakis  1
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A well-hidden esophageal foreign body in an 11-year-old boy treated for gastroesophageal reflux disease: a case report

Dimitrios Godosis et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in children with developmental disorders could be often confusing. Especially when considering accidental foreign body ingestion, with no acute signs or symptoms of choking. We hereby present a case of an 11-year-old male with a well-hidden esophageal foreign body who was already treated for GERD and finally diagnosed with a hidden foreign esophageal object, ingested 12 months ago. Ingestion of objects of any kind, especially in certain groups of children, must always raise high suspicion for the clinical pediatric specialties, regardless of the presence or absence of classic symptoms.

Keywords: Foreign body; case report; children; esophageal obstruction; ingestion.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
10 cm distally from the upper esophageal sphincter, a rigid polypoid body was discovered, with a slightly inflamed base and subsequent difficulty of passing the endoscope further
Figure 2
Figure 2
the plastic, star-shaped ingested object, finally retrieved after surgical removal
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