TY - JOUR
T1 - Ileal perforation due to an ingested fragment of a skewer
T2 - Preoperative ultrasonographic diagnosis
AU - Rathaus, Valeria
AU - Erez, Ilan
AU - Zissin, Rivka
PY - 2006/3
Y1 - 2006/3
N2 - Ingested foreign bodies (FBs) rarely cause gastrointestinal perforation; however, long, hard, or sharp indigestible objects remain potentially dangerous. We report a case of intestinal perforation by an ingested fragment of a wooden skewer for which ultrasonography led to a precise preoperative diagnosis.
AB - Ingested foreign bodies (FBs) rarely cause gastrointestinal perforation; however, long, hard, or sharp indigestible objects remain potentially dangerous. We report a case of intestinal perforation by an ingested fragment of a wooden skewer for which ultrasonography led to a precise preoperative diagnosis.
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U2 - 10.7863/jum.2006.25.3.389
DO - 10.7863/jum.2006.25.3.389
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AN - SCOPUS:33644513461
SN - 0278-4297
VL - 25
SP - 389
EP - 391
JO - Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
JF - Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
IS - 3
ER -