Xiao-Kun Lin1, Da-Zhou Wu2, Xiao-Fang Lin3, Na Zheng2. 1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, Zhejiang, China. linxk2000@163.com. 2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China. 3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, Zhejiang, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to report our experience with patients with intestinal perforation secondary to ingested foreign bodies (FBs) who were treated surgically at our institution. METHODS: Between 2001 and 2015, a total of 38 pediatric patients with the diagnosis of intestinal perforation secondary to FBs were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: The series comprised 22 males and 16 females. The average age of the patients was 1.9 years. A definitive preoperative history of the ingestion of FBs was obtained for only eight patients. Crying and abdominal pain were the main clinical manifestations. Perforation repair was performed in 29 patients (76.3%), while enterostomy was utilized in five patients (13.2%) and enterectomy in four patients (10.5%). Five perforations occurred in the large intestine, and 33 perforations occurred in the small intestine with the most common site being the distal ileum. Of the 38 FBs recovered, 26 were food objects, while non-food objects were found in 12 patients. All patients recovered well, except one patient with an intestinal obstruction from adhesions that occurred approximately 1 month after discharge. CONCLUSIONS: Clinical performance of intestinal perforation secondary to FBs in children is atypical. Most perforations occur in the small intestine. Primary perforation repair is safe and effective, and better outcomes can be achieved.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to report our experience with patients with intestinal perforation secondary to ingested foreign bodies (FBs) who were treated surgically at our institution. METHODS: Between 2001 and 2015, a total of 38 pediatric patients with the diagnosis of intestinal perforation secondary to FBs were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: The series comprised 22 males and 16 females. The average age of the patients was 1.9 years. A definitive preoperative history of the ingestion of FBs was obtained for only eight patients. Crying and abdominal pain were the main clinical manifestations. Perforation repair was performed in 29 patients (76.3%), while enterostomy was utilized in five patients (13.2%) and enterectomy in four patients (10.5%). Five perforations occurred in the large intestine, and 33 perforations occurred in the small intestine with the most common site being the distal ileum. Of the 38 FBs recovered, 26 were food objects, while non-food objects were found in 12 patients. All patients recovered well, except one patient with an intestinal obstruction from adhesions that occurred approximately 1 month after discharge. CONCLUSIONS: Clinical performance of intestinal perforation secondary to FBs in children is atypical. Most perforations occur in the small intestine. Primary perforation repair is safe and effective, and better outcomes can be achieved.
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Children; Foreign body; Intestinal perforation; Surgery
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