HighlightsThe majority of ingested foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract harmlessly.Ingested foreign bodies can cause significant complications like bowel obstruction, bleeding, abscess formation, migration to other organs, and perforation.In selected cases, endoscopic management is more cost-effective, minimally invasive, has less post-operative complications, and leads to a more expeditious recovery.
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