Table 2.
Types of foreign bodies swallowed
Foreign body type | Total detected foreign bodies | Patients underwent X-ray | Foreign bodies detected with X-ray | Patients who underwent fiberoptic evaluation | Foreign bodies detected with endoscopy | |
n | n | n | n | n | n | |
Food | 52 | 20 | 33 | 2 | 21 | 12 |
Pin | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
Toothpick | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 |
Dental instrument | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - |
Tooth filling | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nail | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Water gel beads (pearl shape crystal soil) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Gelatin paper | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Pen cap | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Earring | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Coin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Medication | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Chewing gum | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Unknown | 5 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
Total | 100 | 46 | 75 | 27 | 45 | 21 |