Open AccessPeg pin in the duodenum of a four year old child: A Case report
Author(s) -
Ahmad B Kumo,
Manko Muhammad,
Habib Balarabe
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian journal of paediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0302-4660
DOI - 10.4314/njp.v48i1.7
Subject(s) - medicine , duodenum , foreign body ingestion , ingestion , stomach , foreign body , surgery , general surgery , gastroenterology
Ingestion of foreign body occurs commonly in the paediatric age group particularly between 6 months and 5 years of age.1 Most ingested foreign objects pass smoothly through the oesophagus, into the stomach and are expelled from the body without complications. However, 10% –20% will require endoscopic removal to avoid complications. We present the endoscopic removal of a peg pin in the duodenum of a four-year-old child.