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Oesophageal coins invisible on chest radiography: a case report

BACKGROUND: Coins are made of metal, which is generally radiopaque, and so physicians often have the misconception that all coins are detectable by radiography. Here, we report a case of intentionally swallowed coins in the oesophagus of an adult; the coins could not be detected on chest radiography...

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Autores principales: Takahashi, Jin, Shiga, Takashi, Funakoshi, Hiraku
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5583139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28871560
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-017-0153-8