Prolonged retention of a swallowed foreign body in the stomach following pyloromyotomy |
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Authors: | S. SUITA M. IWANAGA K. SUMITOMO H. OGAMI |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fukuoka Children's Hospital Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan |
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Abstract: | Abstract An unusual case of prolonged retention of a swallowed, round-shaped, magnet tack in the stomach of a patient is reported. The patient had had a previous pyloromyotomy for pyloric stenosis. Patients with a history of pyloromyotomy for pyloric stenosis may present special problems for the passage of foreign bodies reaching the stomach and may be more likely to require surgical intervention. |
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Keywords: | foreign body gastric retention pyloromyotomy |
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