Bay Leaf Impaction in the Esophagus and Hypopharynx

作者：Stephen K. Buto, Tat-Kin Tsang, Gerald W. Sielaff, Laurie L. Gutstein, Mick S. Meiselman · 发表于：Annals of Internal Medicine · 年份：1990 · DOI：10.7326/0003-4819-113-1-82 · 被引用次数：12 · 研究领域：Foreign Body Medical Cases、Esophageal and GI Pathology、Airway Management and Intubation Techniques

Brief Reports1 July 1990Bay Leaf Impaction in the Esophagus and HypopharynxStephen K. Buto, MD, Tat-Kin Tsang, MD, Gerald W. Sielaff, MD, Laurie L. Gutstein, MD, Mick S. Meiselman, MDStephen K. Buto, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Tat-Kin Tsang, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Gerald W. Sielaff, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Laurie L. Gutstein, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Mick S. Meiselman, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-113-1-82 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptForeign bodies are commonly encountered in the gastrointestinal tract. Most produce no symptoms, and only 10% to 20% fail to traverse the entire gut (1). Considerable morbidity and mortality can be related to seemingly benign foreign-body ingestion (1). The management of patients who have ingested objects has been extensively described (1, 2); however, little has been written about ingested bay leaves (3). We report five cases in which patients presented to our emergency departments with an esophageal or hypopharyngeal bay leaf impaction.Case ReportsPatient 1A 46-year-old man presented to Evanston Hospital in December 1987. Twenty minutes before presentation,...References1. Sanowski R. Foreign body extraction in the gastrointestinal tract. In: Sivak MV Jr, ed. Gastroenterologic Endoscopy. Philadel...