Management of ingested foreign bodies within the appendix: A case report with review of the literature

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 12 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 2295-2298

  Klingler, P J ^b   Smith, S L ^b   Abendstein, B J ^b   Brenner, E ^b   Hinder, R A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; METAL;

AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRILL; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INGESTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CECUM; COLONOSCOPY; DEGLUTITION; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; FLUOROSCOPY; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; ILEUM; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0030734264     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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