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Foreign body esophagus in a young infant

Unattended children, mostly from low‐socioeconomic contexts, who present with sudden onset obstructive respiratory and/or gastrointestinal symptoms, should be at high suspicion for foreign body ingestion. Prompt diagnosis helps avoid mismanagement and can potentially avoid dire outcomes.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lone, Shafkat A., Hameed, Abdul, Shiekh, Farooq A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8077303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33936611
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3846
Descripción
Sumario:Unattended children, mostly from low‐socioeconomic contexts, who present with sudden onset obstructive respiratory and/or gastrointestinal symptoms, should be at high suspicion for foreign body ingestion. Prompt diagnosis helps avoid mismanagement and can potentially avoid dire outcomes.