DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2017.v05i03.084

Pages: 1157-1160

Foreign bodies in aero digestive tract are more common in children. The objective of our study is to know the nature of foreign bodies, age, sex distribution and site of lodgement. A prospective study was conducted on 70 cases of Foreign Bodies admitted from 1st November 2005 to 30th April 2007. The complete data is collected from the patient in a case record form by taking history of illness, detailed clinical examination & relevant investigations. Foreign Bodies are more common in age group below 5yrs.Most of the Foreign Bodies swallowed are coins, bones, mutton bolus and inhaled seeds, betel nut and plastic toys. Rigid endoscopy has made Foreign Bodies removal relatively simple and safe procedure with the help of safe anaesthesia.