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Prolonged retention of a swallowed foreign body in the stomach following pyloromyotomy
Author(s) -
SUITA S.,
IWANAGA M.,
SUMITOMO K.,
OGAMI H.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1988.tb01394.x
Subject(s) - pyloromyotomy , medicine , pyloric stenosis , stomach , pylorus , foreign body , foreign bodies , surgery , general surgery
An unusual case of prolonged retention of a swallowed, round‐shaped, magnet tack in the stomach of a patient is reported. The patient had had a previous pyloromyotomy for pyloric stenosis. Patients with a history of pyloromyotomy for pyloric stenosis may present special problems for the passage of foreign bodies reaching the stomach and may be more likely to require surgical intervention.