From: Clinical outcomes of endoscopic removal of foreign bodies from the upper gastrointestinal tract
Total (N = 853) | Inland area (n = 412) | Coastal area (n = 441) | p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Location | 0.038 | |||
Pharynx | 46 (5.4) | 17 (4.1) | 29 (6.6) | |
Esophagus | 744 (87.2) | 355 (86.2) | 389 (88.2) | |
Upper | 509 (68.2) | 206 (57.7) | 303 (77.9) | |
Middle | 137 (18.4) | 96 (26.9) | 41 (10.5) | |
Lower | 100 (13.4) | 55 (15.4) | 45 (11.6) | |
Stomach | 30 (3.5) | 19 (4.6) | 11 (2.5) | |
Duodenum | 8 (0.9) | 4 (1.0) | 4 (0.9) | |
Jejunum | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | |
Anastomosis site | 24 (2.8) | 17 (4.1) | 7 (1.6) | |
Type of foreign body | < 0.001 | |||
Fish bone | 431 (50.5) | 165 (40.0) | 266 (60.3) | |
Food bolus | 140 (16.4) | 80 (19.4) | 60 (13.6) | |
Shell | 67 (7.9) | 42 (10.2) | 25 (5.7) | |
Animal bone | 56 (6.6) | 34 (8.3) | 22 (5.0) | |
Drug package | 50 (5.9) | 29 (7.0) | 21 (4.8) | |
Beans or nuts | 29 (3.4) | 17 (4.1) | 12 (2.7) | |
Metal | 19 (2.2) | 12 (2.9) | 7 (1.6) | |
Stone | 14 (1.6) | 7 (1.7) | 7 (1.6) | |
Dental prosthesis | 18 (2.1) | 12 (2.9) | 6 (1.4) | |
Others§ | 29 (3.4) | 14 (3.4) | 15 (3.4) | |
Sharpness | 632 (74.1) | 288 (69.9) | 344 (78.0) | 0.007 |