Ingestion of foreign bodies may be a frequent cause of painful dysphagia. We report the case of a metallic wire impacted in the oesophagus with potentially devastating consequences.
Keywords: Fibroscopy; Life-threatening complications; Oesophageal foreign bodies; Pericarditis; Pneumopericardium.
© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.