Esophageal Foreign Body Presenting As Repiratory Distress

Abstract

Aerodigestive tract foreign bodies are common place occurrences in paediatric population and impose diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for otolaryngologists. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain respiratory symptoms secondary to esophageal foreign bodies. Authors are reporting a case of respiratory stridor in a one year old child resulting from sharp penetrating foreign body in cricopharyngeal area.