Unusual cause of small-bowel obstructions in infants: A warning letter to the parents

Foreign body ingestion is a common problem in the pediatric age group. Infants and young children explore objects by putting them in the mouth. Decorative crystal balls swell when they come in contact with water or water containing solutions. This may result in grave complications. Herein, we report...

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Main Authors: Gamal Al-Saied (Author), Talal Al-Malki (Author), Mohamed Ayoub (Author), Tharwat Hussain (Author), Riyad Thabet (Author), Ahmed Gamal (Author), Ziyad AlNefaie (Author), Khader AlQarni (Author), Waleed AlThobaiti (Author), Abdul Aziz Almalki (Author), Faris Habib (Author)
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Published: Elsevier, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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