Intra-abdominal insertion of sewing needles: a rare method of child abuse

Intra-abdominal insertion of sewing needles: a rare method of child abuse

The insertion of sewing needles into the abdominal cavity is an uncommon form of child abuse. We report a 2-and-a-half-year-old boy with 2 intra-abdominal sewing needles that were discovered during the evaluation of chronic abdominal pain and vomiting. This case report illustrates the wide range wit...

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Main Authors: Hussain Alshamrani, Amal Bakhswain, Zakaria Habib, Hoda Kattan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2013-09-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2013.505
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spelling doaj-f47384d017b74653b7f09b25b14c79ba2020-11-24T21:43:12ZengKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research CentreAnnals of Saudi Medicine0256-49470975-44662013-09-0133550550710.5144/0256-4947.2013.505asm-5-505Intra-abdominal insertion of sewing needles: a rare method of child abuseHussain Alshamrani0Amal Bakhswain1Zakaria Habib2Hoda Kattan3From the Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital ' Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFrom the Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital ' Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFrom the Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital ' Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFrom the Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital ' Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaThe insertion of sewing needles into the abdominal cavity is an uncommon form of child abuse. We report a 2-and-a-half-year-old boy with 2 intra-abdominal sewing needles that were discovered during the evaluation of chronic abdominal pain and vomiting. This case report illustrates the wide range with which abusive injury can present in children. Pediatricians need to be alerted to this newly-recognized and the increasing form of child abuse so that they examine and diagnose their patients appropriately.https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2013.505
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Intra-abdominal insertion of sewing needles: a rare method of child abuse
Annals of Saudi Medicine
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Amal Bakhswain
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Hoda Kattan
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title Intra-abdominal insertion of sewing needles: a rare method of child abuse
title_short Intra-abdominal insertion of sewing needles: a rare method of child abuse
title_full Intra-abdominal insertion of sewing needles: a rare method of child abuse
title_fullStr Intra-abdominal insertion of sewing needles: a rare method of child abuse
title_full_unstemmed Intra-abdominal insertion of sewing needles: a rare method of child abuse
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publisher King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
series Annals of Saudi Medicine
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description The insertion of sewing needles into the abdominal cavity is an uncommon form of child abuse. We report a 2-and-a-half-year-old boy with 2 intra-abdominal sewing needles that were discovered during the evaluation of chronic abdominal pain and vomiting. This case report illustrates the wide range with which abusive injury can present in children. Pediatricians need to be alerted to this newly-recognized and the increasing form of child abuse so that they examine and diagnose their patients appropriately.
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