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Oesophageal perforation caused by a coin
Author(s) -
CASS D. T.,
LAI B.
Publication year - 1993
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.1440-1754.1993.tb00497.x
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , perforation , ingestion , foreign body ingestion , foreign bodies , foreign body , surgery , general surgery , materials science , punching , metallurgy
An unusual consequence of an initially asymptomatic coin ingestion is described to alert paediatricians that coins are not always innocuous. The case illustrates the need to investigate subtle but persistent symptoms, and also describes the surgical approach to coins that erode through the oesophageal wall.