Abstract:Objective To discuss the clinical features and treatment methods of esophageal foreign bodies so as to improve the ability of clinical diagnosis and treatment, reduce the incidence of complications and, furtherly, to provide some clinical evidences for the rationalization and normalization of treatment of esophageal foreign bodies. Methods The clinical data, treatment methods and complications of 127 cases with esophageal foreign bodies treated in the First Hospital of Lanzhou University from Sept 2017 to Dec 2019 were collected. The patients' age and gender, types of foreign bodies, preoperative examination, location and duration of foreign body impaction, clinical symptoms, complications and hospital stay were analyzed retrospectively. Results Of the 127 cases, 64 were male and 63 were female with a male to female ratio of 1.02:1. Their age range was between 1 and 85 years old with an average age of 35.9±27.0. One hundred and three cases (81.1%) visited a doctor within 24 hours of forein body incarceration, 10 (7.9%) in 24 to 72 hours, and 14 (11%) beyond 72 hours. The types of foreign bodies included jujube pit (27, 21.3%), chicken bone (25, 19.7%), denture (23, 18.1%), coin,(22, 17.3%), metal object (10, 7.8%), meat loaf (5, 3.9%), button battery (3, 2.4%) and others (12, 9.5%). The foreign bodies were incarcerated at the first narrowing of the esophagus in 84 cases (66.1%) and the second narrowing in 43 (33.9%). Conclusions To strengthen nursing and health education is the key for the prevention of esophageal foreign body. Timely diagnosis, proper and prompt treatment as well as multidisciplinary cooperation are crucial to the prognosis of esophageal foreign body.