Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies-Five Year Experience at Tertiary Care Center of Northeren India (original) (raw)
Aims and Objectives: The aim was to determine various causes of foreign body ingestion at a tertiary care center of Northeren India. Background: The majority of foreign body ingestions occur in children between the ages of six months and three years. Fortunately, most foreign bodies that reach the gastrointestinal tract pass spontaneously. Only 10 to 20 percent will require endoscopic removal, and less than 1 percent requires surgical intervention. Although mortality from foreign body ingestion is extremely low, deaths have been reported. Coins are the most common foreign bodies ingested by children. Ingestion of multiple foreign objects and repeated episodes are uncommon occurrences and usually occur in children with developmental delay.
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