A case of colohepatic penetration by a swallowed toothbrush

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2464-2465

  Lee, Min Ro ^a   Hwang, Yong ^a   Kim, Jong Hun ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colohepatic penetration; Toothbrush

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON PERFORATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; ILEOCECAL VALVE; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; TOOTHBRUSH; TRANSVERSE COLON;

EID: 33646456786     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i15.2464     Document Type: Article

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