ArticleFrontline gastroenterology2022
Endoscopic management of intentional foreign body ingestion: experience from a UK centre.
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- [Repetitive intentional foreign body ingestion: Risk of abuse of propofol in endoscopic procedures].Der Nervenarzt · 2026Review
- [Upper Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal].The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2025Review
- Esophageal foreign bodies: a retrospective analysis of 275 cases.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Prevalence and characteristics of foreign body-induced upper gastrointestinal obstruction in dogs.Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2025Article
- Combination of gastroscopy and fibro‑bronchoscopy facilitates removal of incarcerated fish bone in the esophagus: A case report.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2023Article
- Deliberate foreign body ingestion in patients with underlying mental illness: A retrospective multicentre study.Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists · 2023Article
- Patient characteristics, outcomes and hospital-level healthcare costs of foreign body ingestion from an Australian, non-prison referral centre.BMJ open gastroenterology · 2023Article
- Foreign body ingestion: understanding the implications.Frontline gastroenterology · 2022Article
- Crying wolf: the danger of recurrent intentional foreign body ingestion.Frontline gastroenterology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Objective: We report on the increasing incidence and outcomes from intentional foreign body ingestion (iFoBI) presenting to our hospital over a 5-year period. The aim was to assess the impact on services and to identify ways to safely mitigate against this clinical challenge. Design/method: We performed a retrospective observational study of all patients presenting to a university hospital between January 2015 and April 2020 with iFoBI with a focus on objects swallowed, timing of endoscopy and clinical outcomes. Results: 239 episodes of iFoBI in 51 individuals were recorded with a significant increase in incidence throughout the study period (Welch (5, 17.3)=15.1, p<0.001), imposing a high burden on staff and resources. Items lodged in the oesophagus were more likely to lead to mucosal injury (p=0.009) compared with elsewhere. Ingested item type and timing of endoscopy were not related to complications (p=0.78) or length of stay (p=0.8). In 12% of cases, no objects were seen at endoscopy. Conclusion: In all except those patients with oesophageal impaction of the object on radiograph, there is no need to perform endoscopic extraction out of hours. A subset of cases can avoid endoscopy with an X-ray immediately prior to the procedure as a significant proportion have passed already. We discuss more holistic approaches to deal with recurrent attendances.
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