Farah Faytrouni¹*, Quais Mujawar², Kamran Sadiq³ and Vishal Avinashi¹

¹Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, British Colombia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
²Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
³Pediatric Gastroenterology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan

*Corresponding Author: Farah Faytrouni, Clinical Pediatrics Gastroenterology Fellow, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.

Received: March 08, 2021; Published: April 16, 2021

Citation: Farah Faytrouni., et al. “Gel Beads Ingestion: A Case Report with Management and Review of Literature”. Acta Scientific Clinical Case Reports 2.5 (2021): 03-08.

Abstract

  We hereby present a case of gel ball ingestion in a toddler. In this particular case the gel ball passed through the digestive tract without complication; however, the literature supports caution in the ingestion of super absorbent gel beads in the pediatric population which have the potential to grow in size in the digestive tract and can result in significant problems such as bowel obstruction, perforation and even death. Ingestion of gel balls should not conform to standard principals of foreign body management and requires a high index of suspicion.

Keywords: Gel Beads Ingestion; Bowel Obstruction; Perforation

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