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Chronic impalement- Case report of a knitting needle 33 years’ ascension
BACKGROUND: We report the case of a 72-year-old female complaining of hemoptysis due to a thoracic-abdominal knitting needle inserted 33 years ago for self-induced abortion. CASE PRESENTATION: The PA/LL chest x-ray showed a metallic foreign body on thorax extending into the abdomen. An CT examinatio...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4966788/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27473570 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-016-0511-2 |