A RARE CASE OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION CAUSED BY A FOREIGN BODY (HYDROGEL BALL) IN AN 11 MONTHS OLD CHILD



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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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M. A. Pronichev

Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy

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N. B. Kireeva

Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy

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N. M. Ganyushkin

Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy

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Россия

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