Coin Ingestion in Children: Which Size Is More Risky?

Tander, Burak; Yazici, Mehmet; Rizalar, Riza; Ariturk, Ender; Ayyildiz, Suat; Bernay, Ferit

doi:10.1089/lap.2008.0206

Coin Ingestion in Children: Which Size Is More Risky?

Atıf İçin Kopyala

Tander B., Yazici M., Rizalar R., Ariturk E., Ayyildiz S. H., Bernay F.

JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES, cilt.19, sa.2, ss.241-243, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2009
Doi Numarası: 10.1089/lap.2008.0206
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.241-243
Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Aim: Because of economic inflation, different-sized coins are in circulation in our country. The coin ingestion and retention in the esophagus are common problems in childhood. We evaluated the patients with coins retained in the esophagus and the impact of the size of the coins on lodgment.