Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of foreign bodies of the colon and rectum

SUMMARY Although the ingestion of foreign bodies is a common clinical problem, severe complications such as perforation are rare and occur in less than 1% of cases. Different types of foreign bodies and the various affected regions within the gastrointestinal tract make foreign body ingestion a comp...

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Main Authors: FABIO GONTIJO RODRIGUES, JOÃO BATISTA CAMPOS, GIOVANNA DA SILVA, STEVEN D. WEXNER
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302016000900818&lng=en&tlng=en