“Insert-Coin”: A Prospective Study of Coin Ingestion in Children of Southern Italy
When coins are trapped in the middle/lower esophagus, we suggest withholding the procedure for at least 6-12 hours, especially for older children, because 2/3 pass spontaneously, not requiring endoscopic removal.
Authors
- Maria Giovanna Puoti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5791-4362)
- F. Lerro
- Francesco Valitutti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1473-2240)
- Paolo Quitadamo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0734-7472)
- Rossella Turco
- Sara Isoldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8390-5371)
- Mariano Caldore
- Cristina Bucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2179-217X)
- Piergiorgio Gragnaniello
- Linda Di Napoli
- Ludovica Carangelo
Institutions
- University of Perugia (IT)
- Federico II University Hospital (IT)
- Santobono Children's Hospital (IT)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003270
- Primary Topic
- Foreign Body Medical Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00