title: Spontaneous passage of long, sharp gastrointestinal foreign body in a child.
abstract: Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common problem in children. Up to 90% of these FBs pass spontaneously. FBs reaching the stomach usually pass out spontaneously. Exceptions to this spontaneous passage include a long FB that cannot cross the pylorus, duodenum or ileocaecal junction. We present a case of a 9-year boy who accidentally ingested a long paper pin, which spontaneously passed in 26 h. This case is being reported to highlight the successful spontaneous passage of a 4 cm long sharp foreign body in a child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: Vilvapathy Senguttuvan
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Karthikeyan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: Mohammed Gaffoor
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: Ramasamy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: Bettaiyagowder
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Easwaran
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003672:Defecation; D003679:Deglutition; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal