Alleged Nail Ingestion: How and When to Intervene
Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common situation which we are dealing nowdays. We presented as case of nail ingestion by a 19 year-old young gentleman. Urgent endoscopy procedure shows high successful rate in retrieving the FBs, but surgical approach is justified in case of failed endoscopic remo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/4999/1/FH02-FESP-18-14322.pdf http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/4999/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common situation which we are dealing nowdays. We presented as case of
nail ingestion by a 19 year-old young gentleman. Urgent endoscopy procedure shows high successful rate in retrieving
the FBs, but surgical approach is justified in case of failed endoscopic removal of sharp FBs like nails to prevent
intestinal perforation and other complications due to unpredictable migration of FBs. |
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