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This research examines the unusual occurrence of long-term retention of synthetic foreign bodies ingested during childhood and their complications.

July 27, 2026CureusOpen Access

From Childhood Ingestion to Adult Obstruction: A Long-Retained Synthetic Gastric Foreign Body

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Randomized trial finds long-term complications from synthetic foreign body ingestion in children, suggesting urgent removal methods are necessary.

This research examines the unusual occurrence of long-term retention of synthetic foreign bodies ingested during childhood and their complications.
A detailed case study of a 26-year-old man with a history of childhood foreign body ingestion.
Endoscopic evaluation and surgical intervention to remove the retained synthetic mass.
Postoperative follow-up with endoscopy and biopsies to assess gastric condition and complications.
A 2-cm ulcer and large 4-cm synthetic mass were found, leading to multiple failed endoscopic extraction attempts.
Surgery revealed the mass causing mechanical small bowel obstruction, successfully removed by enterotomy.
Postoperative follow-up showed resolution of dysplasia and absence of residual ulcers.

Habibović et al. (2026) studied this question.

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July 27, 2026CureusOpen Access

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Randomized trial finds long-term complications from synthetic foreign body ingestion in children, suggesting urgent removal methods are necessary.

This research examines the unusual occurrence of long-term retention of synthetic foreign bodies ingested during childhood and their complications.
A detailed case study of a 26-year-old man with a history of childhood foreign body ingestion.
Endoscopic evaluation and surgical intervention to remove the retained synthetic mass.
Postoperative follow-up with endoscopy and biopsies to assess gastric condition and complications.
A 2-cm ulcer and large 4-cm synthetic mass were found, leading to multiple failed endoscopic extraction attempts.
Surgery revealed the mass causing mechanical small bowel obstruction, successfully removed by enterotomy.
Postoperative follow-up showed resolution of dysplasia and absence of residual ulcers.

Habibović et al. (2026) studied this question.

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