Table 1.
Location of the foreign bodies (n = 100)
| Foreign body location | n (%) |
| Esophagus | 17 (17) |
| Oropharynx | 8 (8) |
| Small intestine | 6 (6) |
| Stomach | 6 (3) |
| Trachea | 2 (2) |
| Larynx | 3 (3) |
| Colon | 3 (3) |
| Undetermined location | 1 (1) |
| Undetected | 54 (54) |
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