[Foreign body ingestion: a common problem in paediatric age].
Foreign body (F.B.) ingestion occurs very frequently in paediatric age. The kind of ingested foreign bodies depends on the patient's age. Children between 1 and 3 years of age mostly swallow coins, toy parts, stones and small batteries; instead, older children typically ingest boluses of meat. The aim of this study is to review our case histories according to the latest literature, focusing on some events that needed a therapeutic emergency treatment.
Gasparella
M
M
Reparto Clinicizzato di Chirurgia Pediatrica, Dipartimento di Pediatria, Treviso. marco.gasparella@unipd.it
Schiavon
G
G
Benetton
C
C
Zanatta
C
C
Ferro
M
M
Marzaro
M
M
Zoppellaro
E
E
Perrino
G
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004630:Emergencies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal