A Prospective Study Of Foreign-Body Ingestion In 311 Children

The objective of this study was to determine the preferable management protocol of foreign body ingestion in paediatric patients. All paediatric patients under 12 years who presented with suspected foreign body ingestion in a hospital setting over a period of 3 years were studied. Of 311 children aged 4m-12y, 115 foreign bodies were encountered. The presentations in children under 5y were markedly different from the older children, who behaved more like adults.