RT Book, Section A1 Adamiak, Tonya A1 Rudolph, Colin D. A2 Rudolph, Colin D. A2 Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 Lister, George E. A2 First, Lewis R. A2 Gershon, Anne A. SR Print(0) ID 7036410 T1 Chapter 395. Other Esophageal Disorders T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e YR 2011 FD 2011 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-149723-7 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7036410 RD 2024/03/28 AB Approximately 80% of all foreign body ingestions occur in children, with the peak incidence between 6 and 36 months of age.1,2,3 Coins are the most frequently ingested object in young children. Food impactions are less common and, when seen, are more likely to be associated with an underlying esophageal disorder, such as eosinophilic esophagitis. Of those foreign body ingestions that come to medical attention, 80% to 90% will pass spontaneously through the gastrointestinal tract, another 10% to 20% will require endoscopic removal, and fewer then 1% ultimately require surgery.4 Any history of possible foreign body ingestion requires immediate attention, as outlined in Figure 395-1. Foreign body aspiration is disussed in Chapter 118.