IMPACTION OF A SEED IN THE OESOPHAGUS;

PROLONGED DYSPHAGIA & VOMITING FOR 3.5 (THREE & HALF YEARS) IN A 5 YEARS OLD CHILD - A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE

Abstract

Dysphagia in children due to ingestion of foreign body is quite common.
We report a case of dysphagia & vomiting in a 5 years old boy who presented in ENT OPD Allied Hospital Faisalabad.
Our case is an unusual one with respect to the duration of symptoms which last for 3,1/2 years. The case was
misdiagnosed as a case of stricture of oesophagus on a number of occasions. The foreign body seed was removed
per orally with the help of rigid Oesophagoscope. Literature review has been done and discussed.