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Ingested metallic foreign body lodged in the appendix

An 8-year-old child ingested a metallic screw 3 months prior to admission. At laparotomy, the foreign body was found to be lodged inside the vermiform appendix, and was removed by appendicectomy.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sarkar, R. R., Bisht, J., Sinha Roy, S. K.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3047773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21430847
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-9261.74520