An unusual foreign body swallowed by a newborn causing respiratory distress.
Swallowed and inhaled foreign bodies in children under 5 years of age are common and considered serious causes of morbidity and mortality. However such occurrence is uncommon in infants and newborns. The current report deals with a strange object lodged in the oesophagus of a 20-day-old male newborn.
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology