Unusual retrograde movement of a safety-pin ingested by an infant.
Here we present the first reported case of an ingested open safety-pin in a 7-mo-old boy that migrated from the stomach to the oesophagus.


CONCLUSIONS
This rare complication is probably due to a gastro-oesophageal reflux effect, and for this reason we propose that all infants with safety-pins and other sharp objects in the stomach should be positioned in a semi-upright position.
Gardikis
Stefanos
S
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Democritus University of Thrace, School of Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece. sgardik@med.duth.gr
Danielides
Vassilios
V
Tsalkidis
Aggelos
A
Vaos
George
G
Chatzimicael
Athanassios
A
Simopoulos
Constantinos
C
D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography