Accidental Ingestion Of A Drawing Pin A Case Of An Unusual Foreign Body In The Oesophagus

2025/08/19 by Agunloye, A. M., Atalabi, O. M., Obajimi, M. O.

paper · doi:10.82235/wajr.vol13no1.161

Abstract

Foreign body impaction in the oesophagus is a quite common occurrence 1 but 90% of such foreign bodies pass through the digestive tract to be eliminated in stools. The incidence of complications following ingestion of foreign bodies is surprisingly low. It was 10% in a study of 2400 cases by Nanchi and Ong2. Presented below is a case of a young boy who accidentally swallowed a drawing pin and in whom plain radiographs confirmed the presence and location of the foreign body. Endoscopic removal was successful.

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