Open AccessForeign body esophagus in a young infant
Author(s) -
Lone Shafkat A.,
Hameed Abdul,
Shiekh Farooq A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3846
Subject(s) - medicine , foreign body ingestion , foreign body , ingestion , esophagus , pediatrics , socioeconomic status , poor feeding , intensive care medicine , surgery , environmental health , population
Unattended children, mostly from low‐socioeconomic contexts, who present with sudden onset obstructive respiratory and/or gastrointestinal symptoms, should be at high suspicion for foreign body ingestion. Prompt diagnosis helps avoid mismanagement and can potentially avoid dire outcomes.