Open AccessCase Report: Cola Can Stay‐Tab Ingestion in an 8‐Year‐Old Boy
Author(s) -
Karabulut R,
Sönmez K,
Türkyilmaz Z,
Başaklar AC
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490790901600413
Subject(s) - cola (plant) , medicine , ingestion , foreign body , foreign body ingestion , radiodensity , surgery , general surgery , radiography
Foreign body ingestion is a common problem in children. The most commonly ingested objects are coins, toy parts, bones, pins, and disc batteries. The radiolucency of the pull‐tabs or stay‐tabs of Cola cans constitutes another difficulty. In cases with ingested Cola can stay‐tabs, as was in our patient, diagnosis should be confirmed at least by oesophagogram to avoid potential complications.