Aerodigestive Foreign Bodies in Adult Ethiopian Patients: A Prospective Study at Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Ethiopia

Table 3

Types of foreign bodies and techniques of extraction in Addis Ababa, 2011-2012.

Foreign body	Esophagoscopy	Esophagotomy	Mc gill forceps	Dislodged and pushed	Tracheotomy	Bronchotomy	Bronchoscopy	Total
Bone	8	1	8	4				21
Hijab pins							1	1
Leech			1					1
Metal pieces			1					1
Needle						1	2	3
Tracheostomy tube					1	1	1	3
Piece of wood	1		1					2
Total	9	1	11	4	1	2	4	32