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Bacteremia Associated With a Toothpick Lodged in the Duodenal Wall

Toothpick ingestion and perforation of the gastrointestinal tract, although a very rare phenomenon, carries a very high mortality risk. Most cases of toothpick ingestion remain unnoticed until very late. The symptoms are often vague, with the most common being abdominal pain. Any obscure case of abd...

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Autores principales: Khan, Shahbaz, Ullah, Shakir, Anwar, Masroor, Athwani, Ravi, Nawab, Khalid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9934464/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36819411
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.33888