Iron bezoar retained in colon despite 3 days of whole bowel irrigation

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 653-656

  Velez, Larissa I ^a   Gracia, Rebeca ^b   Mills, Lisa D ^c   Shepherd, Greene ^a   Feng, Sing Yi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b North Texas Poison Center   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bezoar; Emergency department (ED); Gastrotomy; Iron; Poisoning; WBI

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON;

ARTICLE; BEZOAR; CASE REPORT; COLON ABSORPTION; COLON LAVAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GASTROTOMY; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON BEZOAR; IRON INTAKE; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANTIDOTES; BEZOARS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; COLON; DEFEROXAMINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; IRON; IRRIGATION; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; TABLETS;

EID: 4644271453     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-200026974     Document Type: Article

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