Video Case :Extraction of a Coin from the Stomach of a 6 Months Infant | ||
| Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases | ||
| Article 6, Volume 1, Issue 2, December 2011, Pages 65-65 PDF (9.98 K) | ||
| Document Type: Images in Infectious and Endemic Diseases | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/aeji.2011.9108 | ||
| Author | ||
| Tarik Zaher* | ||
| Endemic and Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| An Egyptian coin was accidentally ingested by a 6 months female infant . Repeated X rays over 2 weeks revealed the coin in the upper abdomen. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy using Olympus GIF Q160 endoscope was performed. 1mg midazolam was administered intramuscularly . Endoscopy revealed impacted coin in the antrum of the stomach. Repeated attempts using shark tooth forceps were done. Finally the coin was successfully extracted. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Coin; Stomach | ||
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