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JOHN R. AUSBAND, M.D.; JAMES A. HARRILL, M.D.; HOOPER D. JOHNSON, M.D.

AMA Arch Otolaryngol. 1955;62(6):641-643.

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FOREIGN bodies of practically every description have been found in the esophagus. Many present problems in removal due to the material of which they are composed, position, location, and shape. Jackson¹ reported the removal of a marble from the esophagus, just below the cricopharyngeus, of a 4-month-old child. The forceps used was the safety pin closer used as a mechanical spoon. Jackson and Jackson² describe a method for removing a marble from the bronchus, but this method was not applicable in these cases, since the proper-sized forceps was not available. The following case reports and the handling of the problem are, we believe, self-explanatory.

REPORT OF CASES

Case 1.

—A 3-year-old white girl was admitted to the North Carolina Baptist Hospital on Aug. 14, 1954. The history, as obtained from the father, was that the child was on the floor at home playing with marbles when she began to . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Winston-Salem, N.C.

From the Department of Otolaryngology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest College.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication June 13, 1955.

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