Patient's question:
The child now always feels like there is food stuck in the esophagus and it won't go down after finishing a meal. What are the main manifestations of esophageal foreign bodies in children? How is it treated? What are the reasons for the confusion of esophageal foreign bodies in children?Doctor's answer:
Child esophageal foreign bodies are caused by children's joy, where they have objects in their mouths and accidentally swallow them, leading to esophageal foreign bodies. Common foreign bodies include coins, buttons, miniature batteries, pins, plastic caps, bone fragments, dates, etc. Since the esophagus is a muscular tube with significant elasticity, most foreign bodies entering the esophagus can pass through swallowing and peristalsis. Most foreign bodies retained in the esophagus are of irregular shapes. Typically, they remain in the first narrow part of the esophagus, or they may also get stuck in the second narrow part of the thoracic segment at the level of the aortic arch.