title: Duodenocolic fistula due to safety pin ingestion.
abstract: The authors describe the case of a 16-month-old boy with benign duodenocolic fistula due to safety pin ingestion who presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea and weight loss. Etiology, symptomatology, diagnosis and management are discussed and the literature is reviewed. Early diagnosis and surgical management are necessary to avoid serious morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cay
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imamoğlu
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sarihan
authors.forename: Ozgür
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sayil
mesh_terms: D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male