Abstract:Abstract: Objective?To analyze the clinical characteristics, surgical methods, related complications, postoperative hospitalization time and the advantages of multidisciplinary collaboration in patients with esophageal foreign bodies.?Methods?A retrospective analysis of 71 cases of hospitalized patients with esophageal foreign bodies was made. The patients were divided into two groups (Group A, the effective treatment of foreign bodies within 24 hours of ingestion of foreign body; Group B, edible foreign bodies more than 24 hours to be given effective treatment). The two groups were compared the differences of the clinic record data, the types of esophageal foreign bodies, the complications, the postoperative hospitalization time.?Results?The most common foreign bodies were jujube pits, poultry bones and fish bones. Foreign bodies were common in the upper esophageal segment, of which A group was more common than B group. The incidence of complications and the postoperative hospitalization time between the two groups were significantly different. Patients of Group B with higher incidence of complications, longer postoperative hospitalization stays. Multidisciplinary collaboration could provide the patients with the more appropriate treatment.?Conclusions?Most intra-esophageal foreign bodies can be removed under endoscope. Effective treatment within 24 hours can reduce the complications and shorten the postoperative hospitalization time. Multidisciplinary collaboration of Department of gastroenterology, otolaryngology and thoracic surgery can provide more effective and safer treatment for the patients with esophageal foreign bodies.