article = {AJSCR-2020-4-101}
title = {Operative Removal of 154 Objects in Chronic Compulsive Foreign Body Ingestion}
journal = {American Journal of Surgical Case Reports}
year = {2020}
issn = {2674-5046}
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.AJSCR.2020.04.01}
url = {https://www.sciencerepository.org/operative-removal-of-154-objects-in-chronic-compulsive-foreign_AJSCR-2020-4-101 
author = {Zahra Haider,Amanda Chelednik,Jacob Quick,}
keywords = { Foreign body ingestion, open gastrotomy}
abstract ={Intentional foreign body ingestion presents as a chronic surgical challenge. We encountered a severe case
of ingestion that had failed endoscopic retrieval secondary to the size, shape, and quantity of structures
encountered. Open gastrostomy with removal of objects with care to prevent future hostile abdomen was
performed with 154 total objects removed at completion. We report a lesson in approaching a clinical
problem with thought to approach for the preservation of anatomical structures in potential future
interventions.}