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Toothpick: An Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Perforation in an Adult

Foreign body ingestion is a common complaint in the pediatric population; however, in adults, this entity remains quite rare. Most cases are managed conservatively with serial examinations and imaging. Rarely, foreign body ingestion may cause small bowel perforation and peritonitis in adults. Perfor...

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Autores principales: Schwarzova, Klara, Dabek, Robert J, Mwinyogle, Aubrey, Hayward, Gerald
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10477459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37674964
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43008