Foreign Bodies Ingestion in Children: Conservatively Management of Nail Ingestion: Two Case Reports

Aranha Junior AA, Talini C, Antunes LA, Neves de Carvalho BC, Fortes Alves AL and De Almeida CG

Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Pequeno Príncipe, Brazil

^*Correspondance to: Ayrton Alves Aranha Junior 

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Abstract:

Foreign body ingestion is a commom problem in pediatric population with up to 75% of cases occuring in children under 5 years old. Foreign objects that pass beyond the gastroesophageal junction usually pass through the gastrointestinal tract without complications. The aim of this study is to report two cases of nail ingestion in the pediatric population that were conservatively managed and left digestive tract spontaneously and uneventfull. First patient, 2 years old, presented to the emergency 6 hours after ingesting a nail, asympthomatic. Conservatively managed, took three days for the nail to pass the ileocecal valve and was spontaneously eliminated 6 days after ingestion. Second patient, 5 years old, presented to the emergency a day after nail ingestion, nail easily passes the ileocecal valve and took four days to be eliminated. Foreign body ingestion is a commom event in pediatric population. In cases where conservative treatment is chosen the patient has to be daily accompanied with clinical examination and X-ray. The cases reported here demonstrates that nail ingestion can be clinically followed and present good outcome.

Keywords:

Foreign body ingestion; Nail ingestion; Conservatively management

Cite the Article:

Aranha Junior AA, Talini C, Antunes LA, Neves de Carvalho BC, Fortes Alves AL, De Almeida CG. Foreign Bodies Ingestion in Children: Conservatively Management of Nail Ingestion: Two Case Reports. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2016; 1: 1029.