Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Pediatric Surgery pp 1–11Cite as

Ingestion of Foreign Bodies

  • Living reference work entry
  • Latest version View entry history
  • First Online:

  • 95 Accesses

Abstract

Foreign body ingestions are common in children. Most foreign bodies are passed spontaneously through the gastrointestinal tract. Rarely, they can cause morbidity or even mortality in situations such as magnetic foreign body ingestion. Complications and treatment of foreign body ingestion can vary depending on the anatomical location of the ingested object or material.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

References

  • Arana A, et al. Management of ingested foreign bodies in childhood and review of the literature. Eur J Pediatr. 2001;160(8):468–72.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bonavina L, et al. Foregut caustic injuries: results of the world society of emergency surgery consensus conference. World J Emerg Surg. 2015;10:44.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bulstrode N, Banks F, Shrotria S. The outcome of drug smuggling by ‘body packers’ – the British experience. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2002;84(1):35–8.

    CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Gastrointestinal injuries from magnet ingestion in children – United States, 2003–2006. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2006;55(48):1296–300.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gonzalez KW, et al. The financial impact of flipping the coin. J Pediatr Surg. 2017;52(1):153–5.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jatana KR, et al. Pediatric button battery injuries: 2013 task force update. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2013;77(9):1392–9.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jatana KR, et al. Basic mechanism of button battery ingestion injuries and novel mitigation strategies after diagnosis and removal. Laryngoscope. 2017;127(6):1276–82.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Jayachandra S, Eslick GD. A systematic review of paediatric foreign body ingestion: presentation, complications, and management. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2013;77(3):311–7.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kay M, Wyllie R. Pediatric foreign bodies and their management. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2005;7(3):212–8.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kramer RE, et al. Management of ingested foreign bodies in children: a clinical report of the NASPGHAN Endoscopy Committee. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015;60(4):562–74.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kriem J, Rahhal R. Safety and efficacy of the push endoscopic technique in the management of esophageal food bolus impactions in children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018;66(1):e1–e5.

    Google Scholar 

  • Leinwand K, Brumbaugh DE, Kramer RE. Button battery ingestion in children: a paradigm for management of severe pediatric foreign body ingestions. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2016;26(1):99–118.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Litovitz T, Schmitz BF. Ingestion of cylindrical and button batteries: an analysis of 2382 cases. Pediatrics. 1992;89(4 Pt 2):747–57.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Litovitz T, et al. Emerging battery-ingestion hazard: clinical implications. Pediatrics. 2010;125(6):1168–77.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Little DC, et al. Esophageal foreign bodies in the pediatric population: our first 500 cases. J Pediatr Surg. 2006;41(5):914–8.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Louie MC, Bradin S. Foreign body ingestion and aspiration. Pediatr Rev. 2009;30(8):295–301, quiz 301.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Macgregor D, Ferguson J. Foreign body ingestion in children: an audit of transit time. J Accid Emerg Med. 1998;15(6):371–3.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Mowry JB, et al. 2015 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers’ National Poison Data System (NPDS): 33rd Annual Report. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2016;54(10):924–1109.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Park KS. Evaluation and management of caustic injuries from ingestion of acid or alkaline substances. Clin Endosc. 2014;47(4):301–7.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Popel J, El-Hakim H, El-Matary W. Esophageal foreign body extraction in children: flexible versus rigid endoscopy. Surg Endosc. 2011;25(3):919–22.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Pugmire BS, et al. Imaging button battery ingestions and insertions in children: a 15-year single-center review. Pediatr Radiol. 2017;47(2):178–85.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rafeey M, et al. Caustic ingestion in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Caring Sci. 2016;5(3):251–65.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ryu HH, et al. Caustic injury: can CT grading system enable prediction of esophageal stricture? Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2010;48(2):137–42.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Shih CW, et al. A new trend in the management of esophageal foreign body: transnasal esophagoscopy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;153(2):189–92.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Sola R Jr, et al. Magnet foreign body ingestion: rare occurrence but big consequences. J Pediatr Surg. 2017.

    Google Scholar 

  • Tanaka J, et al. Esophageal electrochemical burns due to button type lithium batteries in dogs. Vet Hum Toxicol. 1998;40(4):193–6.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Traub SJ, et al. Pediatric “body packing”. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003;157(2):174–7.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Uygun I, et al. Fluoroscopic balloon dilatation for caustic esophageal stricture in children: an 8-year experience. J Pediatr Surg. 2013;48(11):2230–4.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wahbeh G, Wyllie R, Kay M. Foreign body ingestion in infants and children: location, location, location. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2002;41(9):633–40.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Watanabe K, et al. The usefulness of computed tomography in the diagnosis of impacted fish bones in the oesophagus. J Laryngol Otol. 1998;112(4):360–4.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Weaver LT, Austin S, Cole TJ. Small intestinal length: a factor essential for gut adaptation. Gut. 1991;32(11):1321–3.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wu W, et al. An analysis of foreign body ingestion treatment below the pylorus in children. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017;96(38):e8095.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zargar SA, et al. The role of fiber optic endoscopy in the management of corrosive ingestion and modified endoscopic classification of burns. Gastrointest Endosc. 1991;37(2):165–9.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang S, et al. Endoscopic management of foreign bodies in the upper gastrointestinal tract in South China: a retrospective study of 561 cases. Dig Dis Sci. 2010;55(5):1305–12.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Sohail R. Shah & Megan E. Cunningham

Authors
  1. Sohail R. Shah
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Megan E. Cunningham
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Sohail R. Shah .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Our Lady’s Children's Hospital, National Children’s Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland

    Prem Puri

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2020 Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature

About this entry

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this entry

Shah, S.R., Cunningham, M.E. (2020). Ingestion of Foreign Bodies. In: Puri, P. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38482-0_127-2

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38482-0_127-2

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-642-38482-0

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-38482-0

  • eBook Packages: Springer Reference MedicineReference Module Medicine

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Chapter history

  1. Latest

    Ingestion of Foreign Bodies
    Published:
    05 August 2020

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38482-0_127-2

  2. Original

    Ingestion of Foreign Bodies
    Published:
    18 May 2020

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38482-0_127-1

Search

Navigation