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ArticleCureus2025

Duodenal Stenosis Complicated by Foreign Body Impaction in a Child With Down Syndrome: A Case Report.

Rawan Alhalabi, Muhammad Eyad Ba'Ath, Hesham Sayed Ahmad, Mohammed Samer Baki

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Rawan AlhalabiPediatrics, American Hospital Dubai, Dubai, ARE.
Muhammad Eyad Ba'AthPediatric Surgery, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, ARE.
Hesham Sayed AhmadPediatric Surgery, Buraidah Maternity and Children's Hospital, Buraidah, SAU.
Mohammed Samer BakiPediatric Surgery, Buraidah Maternity and Children's Hospital, Buraidah, SAU.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Down syndrome (DS) is frequently associated with gastrointestinal (GI) anomalies, with duodenal atresia or stenosis being among the most common. We report a five-year-old boy with DS and hypothyroidism who presented with an acute abdomen and was found to have duodenal stenosis complicated by foreign body ingestion. Surgical intervention revealed significant duodenal narrowing with the impaction of 239 date seeds. This case highlights the importance of early screening for GI anomalies in DS patients, especially when symptoms are atypical or prolonged.

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acute abdomenchilddown's syndromedown syndromeduodenal stenosisgastrointestinal obstruction

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PMID40621337
PMCPMC12227195

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