Ingested Foreign Bodies Removed by flexible Endoscopy in Pediatric Patients: A 10-year Retrospective Study [corrected].

Introduction: Determination of type and location of trapped objects and endoscopic observations among children with foreign-body ingestion.

Materials And Methods: We evaluated 105 endoscopic records of patients presenting with foreign-body ingestion from 2001-2011.

Results: Button batteries were the most common objects removed (41%).

Intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunt in children with chronic liver disease: clinical features, laboratory data and outcome.

Objective: To determine the frequency of hepatopulmonary syndrome in children with chronic liver disease, and its clinical and biochemical associations.

Method: This study included 53 children with chronic liver disease, who underwent contrast echocardiography with agitated saline and measurement of arterial blood gases.

Results: Of the 53 patients studied, 18 had intrapulmonary shunting of blood.