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ArticleInternational medical case reports journal2026

Accidental Bottle Cap Ingestion in an Adult in a Resource-Limited Setting: A Case Report.

Job Akora, Moses Gumira, Geoffrey Tabu

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Article in International medical case reports journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Job AkoraDepartment of ENT, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda.
Moses GumiraDepartment of ENT, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda.ORCID 0009-0003-3224-5803
Geoffrey TabuDepartment of ENT, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda.

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Abstract

Foreign body ingestion in adults may become life-threatening depending on the site of impaction and the nature of the object. We report a 53-year-old man who accidentally ingested a bottle top while opening a pressurized reused beverage bottle with his teeth. He presented with drooling of saliva, dysphagia, throat pain, and foreign body sensation. Plain radiographs failed to identify the radiolucent foreign body but excluded airway involvement. Direct laryngoscopy identified the foreign body impacted at the cricopharyngeal opening, and successful removal was achieved using Magill forceps under general anesthesia. The patient recovered without complications. This report illustrates a pragmatic management approach for a directly visualized upper esophageal foreign body in a resource-limited setting.

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EsophagusForeign BodiesDeglutition DisordersHumansLaryngoscopyMaleMiddle AgedSialorrheabottle capcase reportcricopharyngeal impactiondirect laryngoscopyforeign body ingestionmagill forcepsradiolucent foreign bodyresource-limited setting

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PMID42866116
PMCPMC13656924

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