Managing Pediatric Foreign Body Ingestions.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2015
Identifier
PMCID: PMC6170127
Abstract
Foreign body ingestion is common among children. A variety of foreign bodies are ingested, most of which are harmless and pass spontaneously through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. There are a few particularly harmful and life threatening objects that should be identified and removed immediately to avoid serious complications.
Journal Title
Missouri medicine
Volume
112
Issue
3
First Page
181
Last Page
186
MeSH Keywords
Catheters; Child; Emergency Medicine; Emergency Service, Hospital; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Esophagus; Foreign Bodies; Humans; Medical History Taking; Physical Examination; Radiography, Thoracic
PubMed ID
26168587
Keywords
Swallowed Objects
Recommended Citation
Joyamaha, D., Conners, G. P. Managing Pediatric Foreign Body Ingestions. Missouri medicine 112, 181-186 (2015).
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