Mustafa Azizoğlu, Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Salih Bayram, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mardin Training and Research Hospital, Mardin, Turkey
Bahattin Aydoğdu, Department of pediatric surgery, Balıkesir University Medical School, Balıkesir. Turkey
Mehmet H. Okur, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dicle University Medical School, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Although most foreign bodies leave the gastrointestinal tract spontaneously without causing serious injuries such as bleeding and obstruction, they can sometimes occlude the intestine and may present with symptoms of ileus. A 14-year-old boy with cerebral palsy was admitted to our center due to persistent bilious vomiting. A foreign body (sock) was seen in the jejunal loops at laparotomy. Enterotomy and enterostomy were performed.
Keywords: Socks ingestion. Foreign body. Children.