An unexpected surprise: delayed gastric outlet obstruction from coin ingestion

Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is characterized by postprandial vomiting due to mechanical obstruction. Rarely it can occur due to ingestion of a foreign body. Most cases of foreign body ingestion are benign, with passage of the ingested object into the stool with no clinical sequelae. We describ...

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Main Authors: Eric Omar Then, Febin John, Carmine Catalano, Michell Lopez-Luciano, Vinaya Gaduputi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Clinics and Practice
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Online Access:https://clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/1153