Delayed presentation of an ingested foreign body causing gastric perforation.
Ingested foreign bodies may lead to perforation of the gastrointestinal tract. We present a case of a 14-month-old boy who presented with an unusual abdominal mass secondary to ingesting a foreign body 4 months previously. Abdominal computerized tomography scan was valuable in making this diagnosis.
Lam
P Y
PY
Department of General Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Marks
M K
MK
Fink
A M
AM
Oliver
M R
MR
Woodward
A
A
D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery