Discussion Management of foreign-body ingestion is influenced by the patient's age and
clinical condition, the size, shape and classification of the ingested material, the anatomic …

up to 20 per cent of ingested foreign bodies that reach the stomach will ultimately need
retrieval as a result of related complications such as perforation, obstruction, or inability to …

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When a patient has vague gastrointestinal symptoms that persist unchanged, the surgeon
should consider the possibility that the patient has ingested a foreign body, perhaps without …

OBJECTIVES: To analyze the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of isolated gastric outlet
obstruction secondary to corrosive ingestion. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Retrospective …

TE presence of foreign bodies in the stomach, while always of inter-est, is by no means
uncommon. They are found in three classes of persons: First, in those who swallow objects …

With a benign physical examination, she underwent a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis to
further evaluate her signs and symptoms. Presently, the foreign body guidelines published …

After discussing the case with the general surgery service, the decision to attempt the
endoscopic removal of the crack pipe was based on its jagged appearance by abdominal …

The management of foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract is not standardized. Foreign
body ingestions in prisoners are always intentional and inmates can be manipulative, which …

We read with interest the recent article by Schenk et al.[7] on laparoscopic extraction of a
swallowed fork. The authors report the case of a young woman with bulimia nervosa who …