Open AccessIngested foreign bodies in children: A report of two cases
Author(s) -
Gurjit Singh,
Surendra Sharma,
Shrikant Khurade,
Somnath Gooptu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.148148
Subject(s) - medicine , foreign bodies , surgery
Accidental foreign body ingestion and impaction of food bolus present as an emergency. Pediatric population is the most vulnerable. Since the act may go unnoticed, the child may present late. However, most foreign bodies pass spontaneously in the stools.