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Foreign Bodies Ingestion in Children: Experience of 61 Cases in a Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit from Romania
Joint Authors
Diaconescu, Smaranda
Gimiga, Nicoleta
Sarbu, Ioan
Stefanescu, Gabriela
Olaru, Claudia
Ioniuc, Ileana
Ciongradi, Iulia
Burlea, Marin
Source
Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The ingestion of foreign bodies is a worldwide pediatric pathology.
We assessed the clinical, endoscopic, and therapeutic aspects of this condition in a pediatric gastroenterology unit.
We reviewed 61 patients (median age of 3.25 ± 4.7 years).
The most frequently ingested objects were coins (26.23%), unidentified metal objects (13.11%), bones (8.19%), batteries, and buttons (6.55%).
The clinical features we encountered included abdominal pain (55.73%), vomiting (34.42%), and asymptomatic children (29.5%).
Routine X-ray examination enabled finding the foreign body in 42 of the cases.
An esophagogastroduodenoscopy was performed within 24–72 hours.
25 cases resulted in a negative endoscopy (40.98%), 19 objects (31.14%) were removed using a polypectomy snare, and extraction failure occurred in 17 patients (27.86%).
28 foreign bodies were passed without incidents; in 14 cases, the swallowed objects were never found.
In one case, a battery was stuck in the esophageal folds and led to tracheal-esophageal fistula and bronchopneumonia and later to esophageal stenosis.
We report a large proportion of foreign bodies that could not be identified or removed due to lack of early endoscopy and poor technical settings.
Batteries and sharp objects lead to severe complications and preschool-age children are at high risk for such events.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Diaconescu, Smaranda& Gimiga, Nicoleta& Sarbu, Ioan& Stefanescu, Gabriela& Olaru, Claudia& Ioniuc, Ileana…[et al.]. 2016. Foreign Bodies Ingestion in Children: Experience of 61 Cases in a Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit from Romania. Gastroenterology Research and Practice،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104604
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Diaconescu, Smaranda…[et al.]. Foreign Bodies Ingestion in Children: Experience of 61 Cases in a Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit from Romania. Gastroenterology Research and Practice Vol. 2016, no. 2016 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104604
American Medical Association (AMA)
Diaconescu, Smaranda& Gimiga, Nicoleta& Sarbu, Ioan& Stefanescu, Gabriela& Olaru, Claudia& Ioniuc, Ileana…[et al.]. Foreign Bodies Ingestion in Children: Experience of 61 Cases in a Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit from Romania. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104604
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1104604