Small bowel obstruction due to ingested superabsorbent beads

Small bowel obstruction due to ingested superabsorbent beads

Superabsorbent water beads have found many uses as household decorative items, crafts, and other industrial uses. We report a case of ingestion of several LiquiBlock Rainbow brand superabsorbent beads by a ten month old girl leading to small bowel obstruction requiring laparotomy and removal of the...

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Main Authors: Hao D. Pham, Lesli A. Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-05-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Subjects:
Foreign body ingestion
Small bowel obstruction
Superabsorbent beads
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357661500038X

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