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Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Ingested Superabsorbent Beads

Abstract Superabsorbent water beads have found many uses as household decorative items, crafts, and other industrial uses. We report a case of ingestion of several LiquiBlock Rainbow brand superabsorbent beads by a ten month old girl leading to small bowel obstruction requiring laparotomy and removal of the beads.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-16703
Date01 May 2015
CreatorsPham, Hao D., Taylor, Leslie A.
PublisherDigital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
Source SetsEast Tennessee State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceETSU Faculty Works

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