title: Is ultrasound useful in detection and follow-up of gastric foreign bodies in children?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective was to show potential value of ultrasound in detection and follow-up of gastric foreign bodies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medical records of 18 children with gastric foreign bodies were evaluated retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The following gastric foreign bodies were identified: eight coins, five button batteries, domino, lollipop stick, hairclip, screw nut, and small plastic cylinders. All were confirmed by ultrasound. The batteries, domino, and two coins were removed endoscopically, the screw nut was removed surgically, while the rest were recovered in the stool.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ultrasound examination of water-filled stomach can be useful in diagnostic workup of gastric foreign bodies in children, especially radiolucent ones.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Children and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Department of Radiology, Hajduk Veljkova 10, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia. Electronic address: mt.jeckovic@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mihajlo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jecković
authors.forename: Sudha A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Anupindi
authors.forename: Svetlana Balj
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Barbir
authors.forename: Jovan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lovrenski
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Child; Foreign body; Gastric foreign body; Ultrasound