Swallowed Metalic Spoon In A 7 Year Old Child (Case Report)

Abstract

We present a 7 year old female child who swallowed a broken metallic spoon. The patient presented at the casualty unit of the hospital with history of swallowing a metallic spoon while feeding. Plain abdominal x-ray film showed the spoon in the region of the stomach. The patient was admitted and managed conservatively. Conservative management is emphasized. Contraindications to this form of treatment as well as complications of foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract are highlighted..

Key words:Foreign bodies, Conservative management, Swallowed, Stomach.

Highland Medical Research Journal Vol.1(3) 2003: 41-42