Citation

Karjoo M. Curr. Opin. Pediatr. 1998; 10(5): 516-522.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse 13210, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9818251

Abstract

Infants and young children commonly explore their environment by placing objects in their mouth. Although accidental ingestion can happen in older children and adolescents, recurrent foreign body ingestion is usually seen in mentally retarded and psychiatric patients. These patients present the primary care physician with a challenge of distinguishing these patients who require intervention from the majority who need observation only.

Language: en