title: Effective Use of Computed Tomography for Detection of Press-Through-Package Sheet Ingestion in a Pediatric Patient.
abstract: Press-through-package sheet (PTPS) ingestion can cause perforation of gastrointestinal tract. Such incidents, which require immediate medical attention, are often observed in elderly people. In this report, we describe the case of a 12-year-old patient who ingested PTPS. The patient, who has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, presented with abdominal pain at our hospital. While it was not revealed by a chest x-ray, computed tomography scan showed a PTPS lodged in his lower esophagus. The ingested PTPS was removed by endoscopy without complications. Press-through-package sheets ingestion can occur in pediatric patients, and computed tomography scan is useful in the diagnosis.
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Yurie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Satoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uematsu
authors.forename: Migita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Misato
authors.forename: Michinobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oono
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004349:Drug Packaging; D004435:Eating; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*