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Pain in the Gut: An Intriguing Case of Toothpick Ingestion Causing Gastric Perforation
Toothpick ingestion is a medical emergency requiring urgent intervention. Swallowed toothpicks can cause intestinal perforation, bleeding, or damage to the surrounding organs. Herein, we describe a unique case of a geriatric patient with a history of peptic ulcer disease who presented to the emergen...
Autores principales: | Bathobakae, Lefika, Mahmoud, Anas, Wilkinson, Tyler, Melki, Gabriel, Cavanagh, Yana, Siau, Keith |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10637146/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37942559 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23247096231211056 |
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