Toothpick ingestion and migration into the liver through the colonic hepatic flexure: case presentation, management, and literature review

The approach to toothpick ingestion and its complications should not be underestimated. The surgeon should be prepared for life‐threatening situations such as major vascular involvement, as well as highly specialized and technically challenging procedures, when the hepatic hilum is involved for inst...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: El Asmar, Antoine, Papas, Yasmine, Hajj, Imad, El Khoury, Mansour
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5771916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29375863
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1315
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Sumario:The approach to toothpick ingestion and its complications should not be underestimated. The surgeon should be prepared for life‐threatening situations such as major vascular involvement, as well as highly specialized and technically challenging procedures, when the hepatic hilum is involved for instance. Referral to tertiary centers is sometimes mandatory.

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