Foreign Body and Caustic Substance Ingestion in Childhood

Mustafa Erman Dorterler, Tansel Günendi Harran University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sanliurfa, TurkeyCorrespondence: Mustafa Erman DorterlerHarran University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sanlıurfa, TurkeyTel +905053483200Fax +90 414344444...

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Main Authors: Dorterler ME, Günendi T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2020-11-01
Series:Open Access Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/foreign-body-and-caustic-substance-ingestion-in-childhood-peer-reviewed-article-OAEM
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description Mustafa Erman Dorterler, Tansel Günendi Harran University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sanliurfa, TurkeyCorrespondence: Mustafa Erman DorterlerHarran University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sanlıurfa, TurkeyTel +905053483200Fax +90 4143444444Email m.e.dorterler@hotmail.comAbstract: Foreign body and caustic substance ingestion in childhood are common and require accurate and timely diagnosis to provide appropriate management consistent with the ingested substance/foreign body and clinical presentation as well as the associated risk status to prevent significant complications and morbidity. The aim of this paper was to present foreign body and caustic ingestion in childhood in terms of epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic work-up and appropriate management and potential complications in accordance with clinical presentation and the type of ingested substance/foreign body.Keywords: foreign body ingestion, caustic ingestion, childhood, diagnosis, treatment
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spelling doaj.art-d33a91cb156944568b42df2b27f0648a2022-12-21T18:00:11ZengDove Medical PressOpen Access Emergency Medicine1179-15002020-11-01Volume 1234135258920Foreign Body and Caustic Substance Ingestion in ChildhoodDorterler MEGünendi TMustafa Erman Dorterler, Tansel Günendi Harran University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sanliurfa, TurkeyCorrespondence: Mustafa Erman DorterlerHarran University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sanlıurfa, TurkeyTel +905053483200Fax +90 4143444444Email m.e.dorterler@hotmail.comAbstract: Foreign body and caustic substance ingestion in childhood are common and require accurate and timely diagnosis to provide appropriate management consistent with the ingested substance/foreign body and clinical presentation as well as the associated risk status to prevent significant complications and morbidity. The aim of this paper was to present foreign body and caustic ingestion in childhood in terms of epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic work-up and appropriate management and potential complications in accordance with clinical presentation and the type of ingested substance/foreign body.Keywords: foreign body ingestion, caustic ingestion, childhood, diagnosis, treatmenthttps://www.dovepress.com/foreign-body-and-caustic-substance-ingestion-in-childhood-peer-reviewed-article-OAEMforeign body ingestioncaustic ingestionchildhooddiagnosistreatment
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diagnosis
treatment
title Foreign Body and Caustic Substance Ingestion in Childhood
title_full Foreign Body and Caustic Substance Ingestion in Childhood
title_fullStr Foreign Body and Caustic Substance Ingestion in Childhood
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title_short Foreign Body and Caustic Substance Ingestion in Childhood
title_sort foreign body and caustic substance ingestion in childhood
topic foreign body ingestion
caustic ingestion
childhood
diagnosis
treatment
url https://www.dovepress.com/foreign-body-and-caustic-substance-ingestion-in-childhood-peer-reviewed-article-OAEM
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