Bowel obstruction by ingestion of superabsorbent polymer balls

• Main Authors: Adil Mohamed (Author), Hamid Qoura (Author), Ibtisam Alshuili (Author), Moanes Karim (Author), Ahmed Abushosha (Author), Niam Abdulsattar (Author), Mohamed Hassan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ingestion of foreign bodies is a common complaint among children. However, few cases require surgical intervention [1] of non-food foreign bodies in young children [2].This study reports 2 cases of intestinal obstruction by superabsorbent gel balls in children ages 15 months and 18 months. Both pres...