Foreign body ingestion is common among children. A variety of foreign bodies are ingested, most of which are harmless and pass spontaneously through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. There are a few particularly harmful and life threatening objects that should be identified and removed immediately to avoid serious complications.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6170127 | PMC |
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