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Foreign body ingestion causing gastric and diaphragmatic perforation in a child

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Foreign body ingestion is a common problem in children. Most ingested foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract without difficulty once they reach the stomach. Perforation of the gastrointestinal tract very rarely occurs. This case report discusses the clinical presentation and management of a very unusual case of an eyeliner pencil ingested by a child that perforated the stomach and diaphragm, causing empyema.

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  1. Paediatric Surgical Unit, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TH, UK

    B. Antao & J. P. Roberts

  2. Department of Anaesthetics, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TH, UK

    G. Foxall & I. Guzik

  3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, S5 7AU, UK

    R. Vaughan

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Antao, B., Foxall, G., Guzik, I. et al. Foreign body ingestion causing gastric and diaphragmatic perforation in a child. Ped Surgery Int 21, 326–328 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-004-1347-8

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