Correspondence
A Surprise during Pediatric Endoscopy
N Engl J Med 1999; 341:378July 29, 1999
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To the Editor:
A 10-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital with crampy epigastric pain after eating. He mentioned swallowing a small object. Gastroscopy revealed a toy flashlight (2.5 cm in diameter) emblazoned with a cartoon character (Figure 1Figure 1
Gastroscopy Showing a Toy Flashlight.). The boy's symptoms were relieved after the flashlight was removed, and his flashlight still worked.Tobias G. Wenzl, M.D.
Heino Skopnik, M.D.
Children's Hospital Worms, D-67550 Worms, Germany- Citing Articles (3)
