Abstract
The impaction of sharp foreign bodies in the esophagus is of comparatively frequent occurrence, but the rational treatment thereof—the extraction by esophagoscopy—has apparently not received the attention that it deserves. The esophagus at times seems remarkably tolerant to the presence of foreign bodies; in some instances such bodies have remained in the organ for years. On the other hand, cases are on record in which death has followed in twenty-four hours after the accident. Any foreign body lodged in the esophagus should be promptly removed, but I wish particularly to call attention to the danger of procrastination when we have a sharp foreign body to deal with. It has been my fortune to relieve a number of patients who have accidentally had foreign bodies impacted in the esophagus. Those which I have extracted have been of various kinds, but pieces of bone have impressed me as being particularly dangerous. <h3>SYMPTOMS</h3>
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