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Foreign Body Ingestion: A Curious Case of the Missing Denture

Foreign body ingestion is an under-recognized hazard in adults, especially in the elderly where it may lead to significant morbidity and even mortality. We present the case of an elderly patient who ingested her denture without any reported symptoms. After early recognition, endoscopic retrieval of...

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Autores principales: Marquardt, Patrick, Derousseau, Taylor, Patel, Neha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7555874/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32933211
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5030049