| Literature DB >> 9023630 |
J E Losanoff1, K T Kjossev, H E Losanoff.
Abstract
A young jail inmate purposely ingested a foreign body formed of sewing needles, specially designed to be arrested in the gut and cause perforation. Immediate surgical removal of such ingested foreign objects is recommended because the chances of distal passage are nil.Mesh:
Year: 1997 PMID: 9023630 PMCID: PMC1342852 DOI: 10.1136/emj.14.1.54
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Accid Emerg Med ISSN: 1351-0622