Unusual foreign body in esophagus in a patient with schizophrenia

Foreign body ingestion is common occurrence in children, it can accidentally occur in normal adults. Patients suffering from psychiatric illness and prison inmates can self ingest foreign bodies. The case which we are reporting is about ingestion of long and thick metallic wire by patient diagnosed with schizophrenia. The wire was molded to make a loop, with lower contoured end of loop reached upto mid-esophagus and upper ends of loop remained inside throat, which caused significant difficulty while removal.