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Tel: ; Email: mf yahoo. Received May; Accepted Jul. This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Ingestion of foreign bodies is common and conservative treatment can eliminated most particlesfrom the gastrointestinal tractunless peritoneal signs appear.
Key Words: Foreign bodies, glass, gastrointestinal tract, emergencies, case management. Introduction Foreign bodies may be ingested, inserted into a body cavity, or deposited into the body by a traumatic or iatrogenic injury.
Case presentation A year-old male was brought to emergency department with chief complaint of periumbilical and epigastric pain since 4 hours before. Open in a separate window. Figure 1. Upright abdominal X-ray showing a stomachfull of glass particles. Figure 2. Discussion Cases of intentional glass ingestionare rare, so there is no special guideline to approach them.
Acknowledgments The authors appreciate the cooperation of emergency department staff of Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran. Author contributions All authors passed four criteria for authorship contribution based on recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Conflict of interest: The authors declarethat there is noconflict of interest regarding the publication of this manuscript. Funding support None.
References 1. Foreign bodies. History of possible foreign body ingestion in children: don't forget the rarities. European Journal of Emergency Medicine. Haghighi M, Shoaei SD. He's also retrieved a latex glove that a psych patient stuck down his throat, and has drudged up swallowed condoms. The study shows pictures taken after folks accidentally swallowed a toothbrush, spoon, or dental drill bit, while other case reports have described women who have mistakenly sent a butter knife or pen down their throats.
According to the study, about 80 percent of the time an item winds its way through the curvy GI tract without causing any trouble. It typically comes out in your poop within 4 to 6 days. In rare instances, an object may take up to 4 weeks to pass through a person's body safely. Roughly 20 percent of cases need endoscopy, in which doctors look inside the body, locate the item, and then gently remove it.
A very small minority -- less than 1 percent of cases -- require surgery to retrieve the object. How a tooth got lodged in this guy's foot. Engineer lived with bullet in his head for 8 decades.
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