Removing Foreign Body Swallowing in a Child with a Simple Method: A Case Report

Abstract

Oral foreign body intake is an important and widespread public health problem in the pediatric age group. Emergency diagnosis and treatment is necessary because foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract can lead to life-threatening complications. Rigid esophagoscopy is still the standard and most reliable method. The patient swallowing a coin after playing at home, the patient was admitted to our clinic, and the patient's radiography was taken after a physical examination. We presented a patient who was removed coin swallowed with silicone Foley catheter which was a simple method.