A peculiar foreign body ingestion in 2-year-old girl complicated by esophageal perforation: case report and review of the literature

Foreign body ingestion is a common pediatric gastrointestinal emergency, which should be suspected in all patients who present with signs of airway obstruction or upper GI bleeding, especially if it developed after the child was left unwitnessed for a while. The most common foreign bodies identified in the literature are button batteries or coins. Early identification and management of suspected foreign body ingestion is crucial as it can lead to devastating complications including bleeding, fistula formation, perforation, mediastinitis, or abscess. Here we report a case of a peculiar foreign body ingestion resulting in esophageal perforation in a 2-year-old girl.