Game Piece Ingestion in a Geriatric Subject

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Dogan S., Celikbilek M., GÜRSOY Ş., GÜVEN K.

GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.26, sa.4, ss.202-203, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12996/gmj.2015.61
  • Dergi Adı: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.202-203
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Foreign body ingestion in adults is often seen in the elderly population because of some underlying diseases. Dementie and many comorbidities (such as alcohol consumption, use of sedative and hypnotic drugs, convulsion, intoxication, mental retardation, dental prosthetic interventions, and primary neurological diseases) are factors that lead to foreign body ingestion. Although foreign body ingestion is common, game piece swallowing is rare.