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. 2022 Dec;18(12):854-860.
doi: 10.1007/s12519-022-00585-7. Epub 2022 Aug 5.

Management of foreign bodies ingestion in children

Qing-Jiang Chen  1 , Lin-Yan Wang  2 , Yi Chen  2 , Jia-Jin Xue  2 , Yue-Bin Zhang  2 , Li-Feng Zhang  2 , Yun-Zhong Qian  2 , Qi-Xing Xiong  2 , Zhi-Gang Gao  2
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Management of foreign bodies ingestion in children

Qing-Jiang Chen et al. World J Pediatr. 2022 Dec.
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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Magnetic foreign bodies (FBs) ingestion. a: Multiple magnetic FBs complicated with intestinal obstruction; b: Magnetic FBs with intestinal perforation, with sub-diaphragmatic free air (white arrow head); c: Multiple magnetic FBs in the left upper quadrant; d: Magnetic beads trapped into the gastric wall and with under gastroscopy in the patient perforation shown in Fig. 1c
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Gastric trichobezoars. a: Abdominal plain film showing a heterogeneous density mass in the left upper quadrant (white arrow head); b: GI demonstrating a gastric filling defect (black arrow head); c: CT scanning displaying a miscellany density mass in the stomach (asterisk); d: Gastroscopy revealing a hair mass in the stomach and duodenum. GI Upper gastrointestinal study, CT computed tomography
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Water-absorbing bead ingestion. a: Abdominal radiographs indicating complete intestinal obstruction; b: Ultrasonography revealing a well-marginated hypoechoic mass in the intestinal cavity, with proximal intestinal dilatation; c: CT scanning showing intestinal obstruction without FBs detected; d: The water-absorbing bead was removed by surgery. CT computed tomography
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
Suggested algorithm for children with FBs ingestion. FBs foreign bodies, US ultrasonography, CT computed tomography, UDT upper digestive tract, LDT lower digestive tract
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