Editing Ingested foreign body (section)

== '''Stomach FB''' ==

* Objects greater than 2-2.5cm     in DIAMETER will not pass through pylorus/ICV
* Objects greater then 5-6cm in     LENGTH will not pass through duodenal sweep
* '''Gastroscopy     within 24 hours'''     if
** Sharp object (35% risk of      perforation in upper GIT)
** Objects >5cm in LENGTH at      or above proximal duodenum
** Magnets within endoscopic      reach (even if only one identified - there might be another)
* '''Gastroscopy     within 72 hours'''     if unlikely to pass all the way through
** Blunt objects in stomach      >2cm diameter
** Disk batteries and      cylindrical batteries remaining in the stomach longer than 24 hours
* Otherwise expectant     management
** Weekly radiographic      monitoring
** Normal diet
** Monitor stools
** Failure if
*** Non-progression
*** Symptomatic