Publication: Esophageal Foreign Body in a Neonate: An Unusual Age of Presentation
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Date
2012
Authors
Article Type
Case Report
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN 1990-7974 eISSN 1990-7982
Volume Title
Pages
Pages: 79 - 80
Publisher
Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS)
Abstract
Abstract:
Ingestion of foreign bodies in neonates is very rare and can be life threatening. We describe a 20 days old neonate presented with vomiting, drooling of saliva and poor feeding tolerance. Chest radiograph showed a metallic foreign body in superior mediastinum. Foreign body was removed by rigid oesophagoscopy. The case describes the unusual age of presentation of foreign body and options available to remove these foreign bodies in neonates.
Description
H Singh
Senior Resident (Paediatrics), Department of Paediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
B Dhingra
Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
D Yadav
Senior Resident (Paediatrics), Department of Paediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
V Aggarwal
Senior Resident (Paediatrics), Department of Paediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
Keywords
Esophagus, Foreign body, Neonate
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v32i1.5306