Foreign body (peg pin) in the upper esophagus of Nigerian children: Report of two cases

Abstract

Foreign body (FB) ingestion is common in clinical practice especially in children. Its impaction in the upper 
oesophagus constitutes an important cause of morbidity and mortality in our environment. Due to the 
availability of various unfriendly household materials and gadgets in our surrounding, children are 
becoming more prone to the accidental ingestion of unusual foreign bodies such as peg pins. In our 
geographical area these are the first cases of ingestion of peg pins among children we have encountered in 
our clinical practice. Hence, we decided to report these cases highlighting the peculiarities of this particular 
foreign body and the mode of retrieval of the foreign body.