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Coin pica‐induced gastric perforation resulting from ingestion of 1,894 coins, 8 kg in total: case report and review of published works

CASE: Pica is common among patients with psychiatric disorders, but only a few cases regarding coin pica have been reported. A 51‐year‐old man with depression complaining of fatigue was found to have numerous coins in the esophagus and the stomach on X‐rays. He had a peritoneal sign and underwent an...

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Autores principales: Sekiya, Kosuke, Mori, Shusuke, Otomo, Yasuhiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5891111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29657731
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ams2.318