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Clinical Analysis of Foreign Bodies in Gastrointestinal Tract in Children

Eunsoo Choi, Hyo Gyun Lee, Soo Jin Na Choi, Sang Young Chung
Journal of the Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons 2014;20(1):12-16.
Published online: June 30, 2014

Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea

Correspondence: Soo Jin Na Choi, Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, 42, Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-757, Korea. Tel: 062-220-6473, Fax: 062-227-1635, E-mail: choisjn@chonnam.ac.kr
• Received: April 10, 2014   • Accepted: June 5, 2014

Copyright © 2014 Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons

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  • Foreign body ingestion is a common problem among paediatric populations. Most of the ingested foreign bodies spontaneously pass through the gastrointestinal tract, but approximately less then 10% of them remain without being discharged, and trigger complications. Therefore, proper evaluation and treatment according to the situation is required. In this study, clinical progress and complications were analyzed according to the clinical features and treatment in children who ingested foreign bodies. Among pediatric patients under 18 who were admitted to Chonnam National University Hospital after ingesting foreign bodies between January 2008 to June 2012, only the patients who had their foreign body in the gastrointestinal tract were included in this study. Based on medical records, age, type of foreign body, time spent till admission, and whether the endoscopy was done or not, complication were researched retrospectively. According to symptoms and plain abdomen X-ray findings, treatment was chosen and conducted among endoscopy, observation and emergency operation. Among 273 patients, 9 (3.3%) of them had surgical removal. Seven (2.6%) of them had an emergency operation on the day of admission, and the rest 2 (0.7%) had operation during observation. Removal through initial endoscopic approach was tried in 157 (57.5%) patients. Eleven (70.8%) of them had their foreign body removed at the initial trial, and 5 (4.9%) of them at the second trial. Among 109, who were on observation status, 9 (8.3%) of them needed endoscopic removal, and 2 (1.8%) of them suffered from surgical removal. It is thought to be better to approach slowly considering the type, size and symptoms in foreign body ingestion of pediatric patients, rather than immediate and invasive removal.
  • Keywords: Foreign body; Gastrointestinal tract; Children
Fig. 1.
Schematic review of management and results of foreign bodies ingested patients. ER: emergency room, EGD: esophagogastroduodenoscopy, F/U: follow up.
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Fig. 2.
(A) Impaction of foreign body in appendix (gold accessory). (B) Impaction of foreign body in small intestine (hair pin).
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Fig. 3.
(A) Perforation of duodenal second portion by hair pin. (B) Perforation of gastric greater curvature and jejunum by two magnets.
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Table 1.
Age Distribution of the 273 Children
Table 1.
Age (yr) Number of patients (%)
＜1 14 (5.1)
1∼3 171 (62.6)
4∼6 52 (19.1)
7∼9 25 (9.2)
10∼18 11 (4.0)
Total 273 (100)
Table 2.
Nature and Frequency of Ingested Foreign Bodies
Table 2.
Foreign bodies Number of cases (%)
Coins 80 (29.3)
Button batteries 41 (15.0)
Sharp objects 39 (14.3)
Magnets 13 (4.8)
Other objects 100 (36.6)
Total 273 (100)
Table 3.
Complications according to the Type of Foreign Bodies
Table 3.
Foreign bodies (number of cases) Complications Number of cases (%)
Coins (80) Esophageal ulcer 2 1 (2.5)
Esophageal stricture 1
Button batteries (41) Mallory-weiss tearing 8 1 (19.5)
Acute gastritis 2
Gastric erosion 2
Gastric ulcer 3
Sharp objects (39) Esophageal ulcer 3 1 (7.7)
Duodenum perforation 2
Magnets (13) Gastric ulcer 6 1 (46.2)
Gastric perforation 1
Colon perforation 1
Small intestine perforation 3
Other objects (100) Acute gastritis 4 4 (4)
Total (273) 23 (8.4)
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Fig. 1. Schematic review of management and results of foreign bodies ingested patients. ER: emergency room, EGD: esophagogastroduodenoscopy, F/U: follow up.
Fig. 2. (A) Impaction of foreign body in appendix (gold accessory). (B) Impaction of foreign body in small intestine (hair pin).
Fig. 3. (A) Perforation of duodenal second portion by hair pin. (B) Perforation of gastric greater curvature and jejunum by two magnets.

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Clinical Analysis of Foreign Bodies in Gastrointestinal Tract in Children
Age (yr) Number of patients (%)
＜1 14 (5.1)
1∼3 171 (62.6)
4∼6 52 (19.1)
7∼9 25 (9.2)
10∼18 11 (4.0)
Total 273 (100)
Foreign bodies Number of cases (%)
Coins 80 (29.3)
Button batteries 41 (15.0)
Sharp objects 39 (14.3)
Magnets 13 (4.8)
Other objects 100 (36.6)
Total 273 (100)
Foreign bodies (number of cases) Complications Number of cases (%)
Coins (80) Esophageal ulcer 2 1 (2.5)
Esophageal stricture 1
Button batteries (41) Mallory-weiss tearing 8 1 (19.5)
Acute gastritis 2
Gastric erosion 2
Gastric ulcer 3
Sharp objects (39) Esophageal ulcer 3 1 (7.7)
Duodenum perforation 2
Magnets (13) Gastric ulcer 6 1 (46.2)
Gastric perforation 1
Colon perforation 1
Small intestine perforation 3
Other objects (100) Acute gastritis 4 4 (4)
Total (273) 23 (8.4)
Table 1. Age Distribution of the 273 Children
Table 2. Nature and Frequency of Ingested Foreign Bodies
Table 3. Complications according to the Type of Foreign Bodies

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