Removal of open safety pins in infants by flexible endoscopy is effective and safe

KALAYCI, Ayhan; TANDER, Burak; Kocak, Sule; Rizalar, Riza; Bernay, Ferit

doi:10.1089/lap.2006.0060

Removal of open safety pins in infants by flexible endoscopy is effective and safe

KALAYCI A. G., TANDER B., Kocak S., Rizalar R., Bernay F.

JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES, cilt.17, sa.2, ss.242-245, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2007
Doi Numarası: 10.1089/lap.2006.0060
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.242-245
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: In our country, safety pin ingestion by infants is commonplace. When swallowed, open safety pins are mostly found within the esophagus or stomach, and they cannot be easily removed by rigid esophagogastroscopy. Our aim was to evaluate the removal of safety pins using flexible endoscopy in infants.