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Ingestion of metallic rods and needles.
Abdus Samad Khana b, Usman Ali
- aDepartment of Surgery, Surgical Unit "A" Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar. usalikhan@yahoo.com
- bDepartment of Surgery, Surgical Unit A Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar. usalikhan@yahoo.com
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Abstract
Foreign bodies in gastrointestinal tract (GIT) are not very rare. This case describes a patient purposefully swallowing metallic objects. These were five iron rods ranging 4-5 inches in length, and two needles. One of the rod perforated duodenum and was found in pelvic cavity upon exploration. The rest of the rods were in small gut and stomach.
TL;DRFive iron rods ranging 4-5 inches in length, and two needles were in small gut and stomach, and one of the rods perforated duodenum and was found in pelvic cavity upon exploration. (Semantic Scholar)