title: Ileal perforation induced by a wire from a metal scouring pad in an infant.
abstract: Foreign body ingestion is a common occurrence in the pediatric population. We present the case of a 1-year-old infant boy who presented with abdominal distention and shock. At laparotomy, he was found to have an ileal perforation caused by a wire from an aluminum scouring pad that his parents were not aware he had ingested. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a scouring pad-related perforation. This report emphasizes the danger of ingesting fragments of a metal scouring pad and the importance of considering foreign body impaction in the workup of pediatric gastrointestinal perforation.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hsun-Chin
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Yung-Ching
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Ming
authors.forename: Chang-Teng
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000293:injuries*; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male