A foreign body of the omentum bag due to a covered perforation of the stomach in a 2-year-old child

Abstract

Foreign bodies (FB) in the gastrointestinal tract are found in children of all age groups, but most often these are patients 1–4 years old. A description of a clinical case of the detection of an omentum bag due to a covered perforation of the stomach in a 2-year-old child is presented. The tactics of child management, a set of diagnostic methods of examination, methods of surgical treatment are described. It has been shown that the clinical picture of FB in the upper gastrointestinal tract in children is nonspecifi c and may not manifest itself in the early stages. FB of the stomach can migrate into the omentum bag without developing a clinical picture of perforation of the hollow organ and peritonitis. Laparoscopic removal is the method of choice for surgical treatment of a FB that has migrated outside the stomach, and timely diagnosis contributes to achieving positive results both in the treatment and in the prevention of complications.