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A rare mode of entry for needles observed in the abdomen of children: Penetration

Report of incidentally detected sewing needles on plain abdominal radiographs in two patients without any prior history of ingestion or of being pierced: one in the liver and the other in the peritoneum encased by omentum. These case reports point out a rare mode of entry of needles into the abdomin...

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Autores principales: Bakal, Unal, Tartar, Tugay, Kazez, Ahmet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3409904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22869982
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-9261.98135
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Sumario:Report of incidentally detected sewing needles on plain abdominal radiographs in two patients without any prior history of ingestion or of being pierced: one in the liver and the other in the peritoneum encased by omentum. These case reports point out a rare mode of entry of needles into the abdominal cavity by penetration from outside.