Esophageal foreign bodies (FBs) are common in children and can lead to serious complications if undetected. Fluoroscopic esophagram has been standard for radiolucent FBs but involves giving oral contrast and possible poor patient tolerance. Low-dose chest CT offers further advantages of a faster workflow and possibility of remote interpretation. We hypothesized that low-dose CT is sensitive and specific for radiolucent esophageal FBs in children. We correlated these results with the gold standard, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) when available and clinical resolution when no EGD was performed. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2026 Annual Meeting , 2026

Authors: Ali Sumera, Dennison Chelsea B, Huang Hui, Jergel Andrew, Alazraki Adina L, Parikh Ashishkumar Kanaiyalal

Keywords: Esophageal Foreign Body, Low-Dose, CT