Bay Leaf Impaction in the Esophagus and Hypopharynx
Authors: Stephen K. Buto
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1990)

Brief Reports1 July 1990Bay Leaf Impaction in the Esophagus and HypopharynxStephen K. Buto, MD, Tat-Kin Tsang, MD, Gerald W. Sielaff, MD, Laurie L. Gutstein, MD, Mick S. Meiselman, MDStephen K. Buto, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Tat-Kin Tsang, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Gerald W. Sielaff, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Laurie L. Gutstein, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Mick S. Meiselman, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-113-1-82 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptForeign bodies are commonly encountered in the gastrointestinal tract. Most produce no symptoms, and only 10% to 20% fail to traverse the entire gut (1). Considerable morbidity and mortality can be related to seemingly benign foreign-body ingestion (1). The management of patients who have ingested objects has been extensively described (1, 2); however, little has been written about ingested bay leaves (3). We report five cases in which patients presented to our emergency departments with an esophageal or hypopharyngeal bay leaf impaction.Case ReportsPatient 1A 46-year-old man presented to Evanston Hospital in December 1987. Twenty minutes before presentation,...References1. Sanowski R. Foreign body extraction in the gastrointestinal tract. In: Sivak MV Jr, ed. Gastroenterologic Endoscopy. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.; 1987:321-31. Google Scholar2. NandiOng PG. Foreign bodies in the oesophagus; review of 2394 cases. Br J Surg. 1978;65:5-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Panzer P. The dangers of cooking with bay leaves [Letter]. JAMA. 1983;250:164-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Jackson C. Foreign bodies in the esophagus. Am J Surg. 1957;93:308-12. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. JacksonJackson CC. Bronchoesophagology. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.; 1950:336. Google Scholar6. BeeCitronVannix DMR. Delayed death from ingestion of a toothpick. N Engl J Med. 1989;320:673. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. BeeCitronVannix DMR. N Engl J Med. 1989;321:421. (letter). Google Scholar8. SchoffstallMcNamara JR. More on ingestion of a toothpick [Letter]. N Engl J Med. 1989;321:476-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. SloopThompson RJ. Aorto-esophageal fistula: report of a case and review of literature. Gastroenterology. 1967;53:768-77. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. PalinRichardson WJ. Complications from bay leaf ingestion [Letter]. JAMA. 1983;249:729-30. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Stephen K. Buto, MD; Tat-Kin Tsang, MD; Gerald W. Sielaff, MD; Laurie L. Gutstein, MD; Mick S. Meiselman, MDAffiliations: From Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois. For current author addresses, see end of text. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byOptimization of Phenolic Compound Recovery and Antioxidant Activity of Bay Leaves using Sequential and Response Surface MethodologiesDuodenal Obstruction Secondary to Bay Leaf ImpactionTat-Kin Tsang, MD, Michael J. Flais, MD, and Gary Hsin, BABay leaf: An uncommon foreign body of the hypopharynxThe role of nutrition in sickness and in healthBay-leaf: an unusual oesophageal foreign bodyEsophageal Foreign BodiesBay Leaf ImpactionNicholas J. Belitsos, MD 1 July 1990Volume 113, Issue 1Page: 82-83KeywordsEmergency departmentEmergency medicineEsophagusGastrointestinal tractHospital medicineIngestionInterleukinsMorbidityMortalityResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1990 PDF downloadLoading ...