©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2015; 21(26): 8125-8131
Published online Jul 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.8125
Published online Jul 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.8125
Table 1 Type of foreign bodies n (%)
| Type of foreign body | Value |
| Fish bone | 63 (32.5) |
| Drug | 39 (20.1) |
| Shell | 19 (9.8) |
| Meat | 15 (7.7) |
| Metal | 14 (7.2) |
| Animal bone | 12 (6.2) |
| Stone | 11 (5.7) |
| Plastic | 9 (4.6) |
| Dental prosthetic | 7 (3.6) |
| Tooth brush | 2 (1.0) |
| Bean | 1 (0.5) |
| Others | 2 (1.0) |
| Total | 194 |
- Citation: Hong KH, Kim YJ, Kim JH, Chun SW, Kim HM, Cho JH. Risk factors for complications associated with upper gastrointestinal foreign bodies. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(26): 8125-8131
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i26/8125.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.8125