Never fish your brother: a case of plastic fish hook in the oesophagus
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Published:2020-12-31
Issue:4
Volume:16
Page:422-425
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ISSN:1734-1531
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Container-title:Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna
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language:
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Short-container-title:Pediatr Med Rodz
Author:
Nasir Mohd Shaiful Nizam Mamat, ,Draman Wan Nur Anis Wan,Mohamad Sakinah,Hamid Suzina Sheikh Ab,Mohamad Irfan, , , ,
Abstract
Foreign body ingestion is a common, yet sometimes dangerous entity encountered in paediatric population. Depending on the type, size and location of a foreign body, it can present with variety of symptoms. The purpose of this report is to present an unexpected radiolucent oesophageal foreign body impaction in a 4-year-old boy missed by imaging, but successfully removed using rigid esophagoscopy without any complications.
Publisher
Medical Communications Sp. z.o.o.
Subject
Family Practice,Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health