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A RARE CASE OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION CAUSED BY A FOREIGN BODY (HYDROGEL BALL) IN AN 11 MONTHS OLD CHILD
- Authors: Smirnov A.N.1, Pronichev M.A.2, Kireeva N.B.2, Ganyushkin N.M.2
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Affiliations:
- Nizhny Novgorod Regional Children's Clinical Hospital
- Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy
- Issue: Vol 23, No 1 (2019)
- Pages: 48-49
- Section: CASE REPORT
- URL: https://jps-nmp.ru/jour/article/view/117
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18821/1560-9510-2019-23-1-48-49
- ID: 117
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Abstract
In children, foreign bodies of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) are common, 80-90% of them pass through the GIT without any problem. However, in some cases the clinical picture of peritonitis, intestinal obstruction, bleeding develops, which requires surgical treatment. Described in the article the clinical observation of acute intestinal obstruction in an 11-month-old child, after he has swallowed a hydrogel ball, will be useful for practicing pediatric surgeons.
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A. N. Smirnov
Nizhny Novgorod Regional Children's Clinical Hospital
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Russian Federation
M. A. Pronichev
Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy
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Russian Federation
N. B. Kireeva
Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy
Email: kireevaNB@yandex.ru
Russian Federation
N. M. Ganyushkin
Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy
Email: noemail@neicon.ru
Russian Federation
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