Giant gastric ulcer in a body packer

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 617-619

  Miller, Jeffrey S ^a   Hendren, Samantha K ^a   Liscum, Kathleen R ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG; LATEX;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFECATION; FOREIGN BODY; GASTROTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ULCER; SWALLOWING;

EID: 0031716323     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199809000-00037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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