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Unusual retrograde movement of a safety‐pin ingested by an infant
Author(s) -
Gardikis Stefanos,
Danielides Vassilios,
Tsalkidis Aggelos,
Vaos George,
Chatzimicael Athanassios,
Simopoulos Constantinos
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2005.tb01951.x
Subject(s) - medicine , stomach , complication , reflux , surgery , body position , gastroenterology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , disease
Here we present the first reported case of an ingested open safety‐pin in a 7‐mo‐old boy that migrated from the stomach to the oesophagus. Conclusion: This rare complication is probably due to a gastro‐oesophageal reflux effect, and for this reason we propose that all infants with safety‐pins and other sharp objects in the stomach should be positioned in a semi‐upright position.