Gastrointestinal transit time of radiopaque ingested foreign bodies in children: experience of two paediatric tertiary centres

Gastrointestinal transit time of radiopaque ingested foreign bodies in children: experience of two paediatric tertiary centres

Introduction: Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common paediatric emergency. While guidelines exist for urgent intervention, less is known of the natural progress of FBs passing through the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). We reviewed these FB transit times in an outpatient cohort. Methods: A retrospect...

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Main Authors: Chen Xiang Ang, Win Kai Mun, Marion Margaret Aw, Diana Lin, Shu-Ling Chong, Lin Yin Ong, Shireen Anne Nah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer – Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
Series:Singapore Medical Journal
Subjects:
complications
epidemiology
foreign body
gastrointestinal tract
paediatric
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2021-408
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