Unusual Foreign Bodies in Gastrointestinal Tract – A Case Series

Abstract

Foreign body ingestion is one of the commonest presenting complaints in emergency department throughout the world. Majority of foreign bodies will be expelled spontaneously or can be removed endoscopically but only a few require emergency surgical removal.Majority of foreign body ingestions are encountered in pediatric age group elderly and individuals with psychiatric illness being the next common group. We present here three cases of foreign body ingestion in unusual circumstances.