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Relative frequency of intentional ingestion of foreign objects management strategies employed in 141 episodes of intentional ingestion of foreign objects
| No intervention | 16% |
| Hospital admission | 10% |
| Surgery alone | 5% |
| Endoscopy + surgery | 3% |
| Endoscopy alone | 12% |
| Endoscopy (successful) | 54% |
