Abstract
Ingestion of foreign objects is a common problem in children 6 months to 3 years of age. Of swallowed objects reaching the stomach, 97% will pass through the remainder of the gastrointestinal tract (1). The following is a report of a child who had a pyloromyotomy for pyloric stenosis as an infant and had prolonged retention of a swallowed penny.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 811-813 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1986 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Gastric retention
- Pyloromyotomy
- Pylorus
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