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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
[[Image:Oesophageal Foreign Body.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Oesophageal Foreign Body - Copyright David Walker RVC]]
===Clinical Signs===
===Clinical Signs===
include:
include:
*history of foreign body ingestion
*history of foreign body ingestion
*anorexia
*anorexia
*tachypnoea
*tachypnoea
[[Image:Oesophageal Foreign Body Endoscopy.png|thumb|right|200px|Oesophageal Foreign Body Endoscopy - Copyright David Walker RVC]]
===Diagnostic Imaging===
===Diagnostic Imaging===
Palpation of the cervical oesophagus can occasionally reveal a foreign body but a definitive diagnosis usually requires radiography.
Palpation of the cervical oesophagus can occasionally reveal a foreign body but a definitive diagnosis usually requires radiography.