The patient was in critical condition.
The emergency department at the City First Hospital immediately organized a joint consultation with specialists from pediatrics and gastroenterology.
Normally, there are three common medical approaches to dealing with foreign objects in the gastrointestinal tract.
The first is to "wait and see, and let it pass naturally."
This method is suitable for small, smooth objects, such as accidentally swallowed marbles or buttons.
By eating more fiber-rich foods to promote intestinal motility, the foreign object can usually be safely expelled with the stool.
But Xiao Momo had obviously swallowed a sharp iron nail. This method was absolutely out of the question.
As the nail moved with the contractions of the intestines, it could pierce the delicate intestinal wall at any moment, causing peritonitis or even major hemorrhaging, which would be life-threatening.
The second method is "endoscopic removal."
