title: Ingested needles in a 3-month-old infant.
abstract: This case describes a 3-month-old infant who swallowed multiple straight sewing needles that were removed at laparotomy. A motherhood psychiatric disorder was suspected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajagopal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matthai
mesh_terms: D004386:Duodenum; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D009339:Needles; D011859:Radiography; D013270:Stomach; D016896:Treatment Outcome