Rare Case of Long Retained Button Foreign Body in Esophagus Removed by Esophagotomy: A Case Report From Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania
Challenges in the management of dysphagia from a patient with a long-retained esophageal foreign body, unveiling the diagnostic and treatment challenges. Reported a rare case of an esophageal foreign body from a button presenting with long-standing dysphagia; the button was retrieved by thoracotomy with esophagotomy. This is the rare case of an esophageal foreign body managed by surgery.
Authors
- Alfred Chibwae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8982-4086)
- Ally Mwanga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6256-689X)
- Georvin Haule
- Hilda Makungu
- Rajabu Bakari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0844-9465)
- Zaitun Bokhary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3193-3519)
- Kitembo Salum Kibwana
- Charles Komba
- A Amin
- Charles Oswald Ruboha
- Gerald Mpemba
- Diana Batuel Ngulo
Institutions
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- Muhimbili National Hospital (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.71378
- Primary Topic
- Foreign Body Medical Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00