Hijab Pin Ingestions.
2020
OBJECTIVES: To characterize the clinical manifestations, outcomes, and complications of hijab pin ingestion in adolescents and to identify risk factors for a need for intervention. METHODS: A retrospective review of patients RESULTS: We reviewed 1558 foreign-body ingestion cases. Of these, 208 (13.3%) patients presented because of hijab pin ingestion, with a total of 225 ingested pins. The mean patient age was 14.7 ± 4.1 years, and 88% of patients were girls. Time from ingestion to presentation was 24 ± 49.5 hours. Most pins were located in the stomach (46.6%), and 18.6% of all pins were impaled. Location in the stomach (odds ratio = 4.3 [95% confidence interval: 1.9–9.2]; P CONCLUSIONS: The hijab pin is an increasingly encountered foreign body in pediatric practice. Its specific clinical features distinguish it from other sharp objects. A delayed interventional approach in selected patients does not carry a higher risk of complications and results in significantly fewer interventions compared to existing guidelines. These findings will help guide pediatric specialists in this prevalent clinical scenario. Management recommendations are proposed.
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