Open AccessSwallowed Metallic Spoon Causing Doudeno-Jejunal Junction Perforation in a 13-Year-Old Child: Case Report
Author(s) -
Seifu Alemu,
Nebiyou Simegnew Bayileyegn,
Melkamu Berhane
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international medical case reports journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 1179-142X
DOI - 10.2147/imcrj.s331039
Subject(s) - medicine , exploratory laparotomy , surgery , impaction , swallowing , perforation , foreign body , materials science , punching , metallurgy
A child swallowing a long metallic spoon is an extremely rare phenomenon. Foreign bodies longer than 6 cm are unlikely to pass through the gastrointestinal tract spontaneously and require endoscopic or surgical removal in order to avoid associated complications, such as visceral perforations.