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SM Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Foreign Body Ingestion in a 2-Month-Old Baby: A Case Report and Review of Literature

[ ISSN : 2573-3419 ]

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Received: 12-Feb-2018

Accepted: 26-Feb-2018

Published: 01-Mar-2018

Case Report | Volume 4 - Issue 1 | Article DOI :

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Mehmet Mert², Volkan Sarper Erikci²*, Tunç Özdemir², and Gökhan Köylüoğlu¹

¹Department of Pediatric Surgery, Katip Çelebi University, Tepecik Training Hospital, Turkey

²Department of Pediatric Surgery, Saglik Bilimleri University, Tepecik Training Hospital, Turkey

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Volkan Sarper Erikci, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Saglik Bilimleri University, Tepecik Training Hospital, ?zmir, Turkey, GSM: +90 542 4372747; Tel: +90 232 4696969; Fax: +90 232 4330756; Email: v.erikci@saglik.gov.tr

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Foreign body ingestion; Children

Abstract

Foreign Body (FB) ingestions are common in childhood and are commonly observed in the emergency departments of the hospitals. Most of the ingested FBs pass the entire gastrointestinal tract uneventfully and spontaneous passage of FB with feces is commonly observed and surgical interventions to remove the ingested objects out of the gastrointestinal tract may be necessary in little number of patients. A 2-month-old baby with vomiting after feedings is presented in this report. A metal coin was detected at the first esophageal narrowing during endoscopy and removed. The patient is discussed under the light of relevant literature.

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Mert M, Erikci VS, Özdemir T and Köylüo?lu G. Foreign Body Ingestion in a 2-Month-Old Baby: A Case Report and Review of Literature. SM J Pediatr Surg. 2018; 4(1): 1059.