Seeing the Face of Foreign Body Impaction

Foreign bodies are a common cause of morbidity and mortality in children up to 3-4 years of age. Foreign body impaction (FBI) in the upper aerodigestive tract can easily be identified by plain film radiography and treated with rigid endoscopy. With increasingly advanced radiographic imaging, we can more easily distinguish between disc batteries and coins to decrease the morbidity and mortality rates associated with ingestion.