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A computed tomography phantom study of foam earplugs: Uncommon but potentially hazardous foreign body ingestion in children

Ingestion of a foreign body is common among children. However, ingestion of foam earplugs (FEPs) has not been reported previously. A 7-month-old female infant presented with small bowel obstruction, which was finally proved to be a case of FEP ingestion. Computed tomography (CT) phantom study was pe...

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Autores principales: Hsu, Li-Sheng, Yen, Ju-Bei, Wang, Shie-Shan, Liao, Chien-Lin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5008585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27583901
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000004701