Foreign body ingestion
Diagnosis certain
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- updated 17 Apr 2023:
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Foreign body ingestion is common in the paediatric population, and it can be complicated bybowel obstruction or perforation.
Some foreign bodies should be surgically removed especially if they wereare sharp (needle) or toxic (battery).
-<p>Foreign body ingestion is common in the paediatric population, and it can be complicated by bowel obstruction or perforation.</p><p>Some foreign bodies should be surgically removed especially if they were sharp (needle) or toxic (battery).</p>- +<p>Foreign body ingestion is common in the paediatric population, and it can be complicated by bowel obstruction or perforation.</p><p>Some foreign bodies should be surgically removed especially if they are sharp (needle) or toxic (battery).</p>
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