Ingestion of foreign bodies. Report of 5 cases in pediatric age

foreign body endoscopy stomach

Authors

  • Andrea Galindo-Amador
    andrenicga@gmail.com
    Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Regional de Zacapa, Zacapa, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Silvia Rivera-Andrade Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Regional de Zacapa, Zacapa, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Marco Ortiz-Guerra Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Regional de Zacapa, Zacapa, Guatemala., Guatemala
December 11, 2022

Foreign body ingestion in pediatrics sometimes requires emergency endoscopic treatment. One of the most serious and feared complications is esophageal perforation, which depends on the shape and material of the ingested object. In the following art