title: Delayed presentation of an ingested foreign body causing gastric perforation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Woodward
mesh_terms: 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