[Foreign bodies in the alimentary tract. Surgical treatment].

Riccio, P; Zingaretti, C; De Fabritiis, G; Pavanello, P M

[Foreign bodies in the alimentary tract. Surgical treatment]. / I corpi estranei del canale alimentare. Trattamento chirurgico.

Riccio, P; Zingaretti, C; De Fabritiis, G; Pavanello, P M.

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Riccio P; Divisione di Chirurgie Generale, Ospedale Civile, Imola.

Minerva Chir ; 45(1-2): 63-6, 1990 Jan.

Article in It | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2186300

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Gastro-intestinal foreign bodies are a by no means rare event in surgery and in the USA mortality is about 1500 people per annum. The surgical treatment of foreign bodies in the alimentary tract is reported here. Certain cases of voluntary ingestion in mental patients are reported, comparing personal experience with the data reported in the literature.

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Digestive System Surgical Procedures; Foreign Bodies/surgery; Mental Disorders/complications; Adolescent; Adult; Digestive System/diagnostic imaging; Female; Foreign Bodies/diagnostic imaging; Humans; Intestinal Perforation/etiology; Male; Middle Aged; Radiography

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Foreign Bodies / Mental Disorders Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: It Journal: Minerva Chir Year: 1990 Type: Article

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