PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bhat, Venkatraman S.
AU  - Al-Saadi, Khalid A.
AU  - Bessiouni, Ibrahim E.
AU  - Tuffaha, Amjad S.
TI  - Embedded esophageal foreign body. A diagnostic challenge
DP  - 2009 Mar 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 433--435
VI  - 30
IP  - 3
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/30/3/433.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/30/3/433.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2009 Mar 01; 30
AB  - Esophageal foreign body (EFB) ingestion is of ubiquitous occurrence in pediatric population. Diagnosis and precise localization of non-radio opaque FB poses considerable challenge. Delayed presentation, poor history, and inconclusive esophagoscopic findings often lead to diagnostic delay. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) could be a great option in these situations. We present a case of EFB in a child who presented with failure to thrive, had negative fibreoptic endoscopy, ultimately diagnosed conclusively on MDCT examination.