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A swallowed sewing needle migrating to the liver

CONTEXT: Swallowing foreign bodies is a common problem in children. Although most objects pass through the gastrointestinal tract with no untoward effect; long, sharppointed, or slender objects can perforate the gut. Migration of a swallowed object to the liver is extremely rare and very few cases h...

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Autores principales: Avcu, Serhat, Ünal, Özkan, Özen, Özkan, Bora, Aydın, Dülger, Ahmet Cumhur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3364664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22666694