Risk factors for complications associated with upper gastrointestinal foreign bodies

BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge

Home / Archive / Volume 21, Issue 26

Peer-Review Report of This Article

CrossCheck and Google Search of This Article

Academic Rules and Norms of This Article

Citation of this article

Corresponding Author of This Article

Research Domain of This Article

Article-Type of This Article

Open-Access Policy of This Article

Times Cited Counts in Google of This Article

Journal Information of This Article

Publication Name

World Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN

1007-9327

Publisher of This Article

Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA

Retrospective Study

World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2015; 21(26): 8125-8131
Published online Jul 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.8125

Table 5 Cases of surgical intervention

No.	Cause of surgery	Foreign body type	Foreign body size (mm)	Foreign body location
1	Failure of endoscopic removal	Animal bone	25	Upper esophagus
2	Failure of endoscopic removal	Stone	35	Mid esophagus
3	Failure of endoscopic removal	Stone	30	Mid esophagus
4	Failure of endoscopic removal	Fish bone	35	Mid esophagus
5	Failure of endoscopic removal	Pin	35	Stomach
6	Perforation	Metal	25	Stomach
7	Perforation	Fish bone	25	Upper esophagus
8	Perforation	Shell	35	Upper esophagus
9	Abscess	Fish bone	15	Upper esophagus

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

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 [PMID: 26185385 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.8125]

All content on this site: Copyright © 1993-2026 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply.