Case Report of Foreign Body Stuck in Esophagus with Failure of Endoscopic Management in a Man with a History of Pica
This is a case report of foreign body ingestion in a 55-year-old intellectually disabled man with a history of pica and previous removal of ten plastic gloves from his rectum four months prior to this presentation. The patient presented after ingesting plastic gloves which formed large, rigid esopha...
Main Authors: | Holly Mulinder, Allison Ammann, Yana Puckett, Sharmila Dissanaike |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2017-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Surgery |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1934787 |
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