Abstract

Foreign body in ear, nose and throat is commonly encountered in otorhinolaryngology practice. Among which coin in the throat is the common foreign body seen but rarely multiple coin swallowing may occur and if present they may get impacted at different locations. We report a 10-year-old with history of coin ingestion but detailed analysis of x-ray and retrospective history confirmed it to be multiple coins. The emergency rigid esophagoscopy was undertaken and 2 coins impacted at the same place were successfully removed. 

Keywords: Esophageal Foreign Body; Esophagus; Esophagoscopy; Cricopharynx; Roentgenogram

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Citation

Citation: Manish Gupta., et al. “Two Overlapped Coins Impacted in Cricopharynx: A Case Report".Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 3.11 (2020): 03-05.

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Copyright: © 2020 Manish Gupta., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.