Laparoscopic removal of a swallowed sewing needle that migrated into the greater omentum without clinical evidence

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-69

  Bulbuloglu, Ertan ^a   Yuksel, Muruvvet ^a   Kantarceken, Bulent ^a   Kale, Ilhami T ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOREIGN BODY; GREATER OMENTUM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NEEDLE; PERITONITIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVERSE COLON;

ADULT; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOREIGN BODIES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; NEEDLES; OMENTUM;

EID: 15044342334     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2005.15.66     Document Type: Article

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