AN UNUSUAL FOREIGN-BODY SWALLOWED BY A NEWBORN CAUSING RESPIRATORY-DISTRESS

HALIT V., GUNAYDIN S.

ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA, cilt.56, ss.359-360, 1993 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 56
  • Basım Tarihi: 1993
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.359-360
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Swallowed and inhaled foreign bodies in children under 5 years of age are common and considered serious causes of morbidity and mortality. However such occurrence is uncommon in infants and newborns. the current report deals with a strange object lodged in the oesophagus of a 20-day-old male newborn.