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. 1991 Nov-Dec;15(6):783-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF01665320.

Foreign body ingestion: management of 167 cases

J L Barros  1 , A Caballero Jr, J C Rueda, J M Monturiol
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Foreign body ingestion: management of 167 cases

J L Barros et al. World J Surg. 1991 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

We reviewed the management of 167 patients with foreign body ingestion from 1980 to 1986. Two patients (1.1%) refused treatment. Nonoperative management was attempted in 14 (8.4%) patients. Endoscopy was performed on 117 patients with an overall success rate of 85.5% and a complication rate of 1.7%. Surgical treatment was required in 51 (30.0%) patients, 14 of whom had previous unsuccessful endoscopy.

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