Delayed diagnosis of esophageal perforation by aluminum foreign bodies.

Autor: Eggli, K., Potter, B., Garcia, V., Altman, R., Breckbill, D., Eggli, K D, Potter, B M, Altman, R P, Breckbill, D L
Zdroj: Pediatric Radiology; Sep1986, Vol. 16 Issue 6, p511-513, 3p
Abstrakt: Two pediatric patients presented with long-term respiratory or gastrointestinal complaints after swallowing aluminum poptops. The delay in diagnosis was due in part to poor appreciation of the relative radiolucency of aluminum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index