Research Article
Endoscopic Management of Foreign Bodies in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract of Adults
Table 4
Comparisons between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients who ingested foreign bodies (incidents).
| Characteristics | Symptomatic () | Asymptomatic () | P |
| Gender | | | | Male | 124 | 18 | 0.195 | Female | 68 | 16 | Age | | | | <60 y old | 96 | 22 | 0.114 | ≧60 y old | 96 | 12 | Detection of foreign body | | | | Positive | 143 | 25 | 0.907 | Negative | 49 | 9 | Location of foreign body (scope detected) | | | | Pharynx and esophagus | 133 | 8 | <0.001 | Stomach and duodenum | 10 | 17 | Types of FB | | | | Sharp FB | 102 | 22 | 0.211 | Others | 90 | 12 |
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FB: foreign body.
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