creators_name: Singh, B creators_name: Bhagat, S creators_name: Kataria, G creators_name: Kaur, G creators_name: Singh, R creators_id: sbent224@gmail.com editors_name: Kakkilaya, Srinivas editors_id: Kakkilaya BS type: journale datestamp: 2014-02-25 12:42:40 lastmod: 2014-02-25 12:42:40 metadata_visibility: show title: Unusual Esophageal Twin Foreign Body (Glass Marble) in a Neonate ispublished: pub subjects: OJHAS full_text_status: public keywords: Oesophagus; Neonate; Foreign body abstract: Although ingestion of foreign body in oesophagus is common in pediatric age group, its occurrence in neonatal period is rare. Etiology behind these foreign bodies may be negligence or homicidal attempt for unwanted child. A high index of suspicion is required for diagnosis, whenever the neonate presents with symptoms related either to the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract. Delayed diagnosis can result in serious complications. We report a very unusual case of twin foreign body (glass marble) in oesophagus in a 30 days old female neonate. The peculiarity of this case concerns the unusual foreign body and age of the patient. date: 2013-08-25 date_type: published publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences volume: 12 number: 2(21) publisher: Kakkilaya BS refereed: TRUE referencetext: 1. Dahshan A. Management of ingested foreign bodies in children. J Okla State Med Assoc. 2001;94:183-186 2. Chowdhury CR, Bricknell MCM, MacIver D. Oesophageal foreign body: an unusual cause of respiratory symptoms in a three-week-old baby. J. Laryngol Otol.1992;106:556-557. 3. Thapa B R, Kaur B, Nagi B, et al. Unusual foreign body (stone) in the esophagus of a neonate mimicking tracheoesophageal fistula. Indian Pediatr. 1993;30:943-945. 4. Zameer M, Kanojia R, Thapa B R, Rao K. Foreign body oesophagus in a neonate: A common occurrence at an uncommon age. Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2010;7:114-116. 5. Tasneem Z, Khan MA, Uddin N. Esophageal foreign body in neonates. J Pak Med Assoc. 2004;54:159-161. 6. Medatwal A, Gupta PP, Gulati RK. Multiple Foreign Bodies in a Neonate. Indian Pediatr. 2008;45:928-930. 7. Singh H, Dhingra B, Yadav D, Aggarwal V. Esophageal Foreign Body in a Neonate: An Unusual Age of Presentation. J Nepal Paediatr Soc. 2012;32(1):79-80. 8. Friedman EM. Foreign bodies in the pediatric aerodigestive tract. Pediatric Annals. 1988;17:640-642. 9. Wahbeh G, Wyllie R, Kay M. Foreign body ingestion in infants and children: Location, location, location. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2002;41:633-640. 10. Opasanon S, Akaraviputh T, Methasate A, Sirikun J, Laohapensang M. Endoscopic management of foreign body in the upper gastrointestinal tract: Atertiary care center experience. J Med Assoc Thai. 2009;92:17-21. 11. Wong KK, Fang CX, Tam PK. Selective upper endoscopy for foreign body ingestion in children: An evaluation of management protocol after 282 cases. J Pediatr Surg.2006;41:2016-2018. 12. Karaman A, Cavuwonlu YH, Karaman I, Erdonan D, Aslan MK, Cakmak O. Magill forceps technique for removal of safety pins in upper esophagus: A preliminary report.Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2004;68:1189-1191. citation: Singh, B and Bhagat, S and Kataria, G and Kaur, G and Singh, R (2013) Unusual Esophageal Twin Foreign Body (Glass Marble) in a Neonate. [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)] document_url: http://cogprints.org/9169/1/2013-2-21.pdf