Unusual cause of a perforated stomach

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 396-397

  Roche Nagle, Graham ^a   Mulligan, E ^a   Connolly, E ^a   Lane, B ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Gastric balloon; Gastric perforation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; OBESITY; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH PERFORATION; TACHYCARDIA; VOMITING;

FEMALE; GASTRIC BALLOON; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; STOMACH;

EID: 0242467929     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588403322520762     Document Type: Article

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