When traditions become dangerous: Intestinal perforation from unusual foreign body—Case report and short literature review

Gastrointestinal perforation (GI) is a common cause of acute abdomen in the emergency department that needs a prompt surgery intervention. Nowadays, CT examinations represent the method of choice to image patients with acute abdominal pain in emergency. GI perforations by foreign bodies ingested is...

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Main Authors: I. Simonetti, M. Puglia, L. Tarotto, F. Palumbo, F. Esposito, A. Sciuto, L. Palumbo, A. Ragozzino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:European Journal of Radiology Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352047719300188