Lead toxicity and endoscopic removal of ingested firearm cartridges

Autor:	Benjamin W. Hatten, P. Craven, Antonio Bueso, B Z Horowitz, Robert G. Hendrickson
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Male Firearms medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Context (language use) Diagnostic dilemma Toxicology Endoscopy Gastrointestinal Cartridge medicine Humans Ingestion Rifle Lead (electronics) Aged Chelating Agents business.industry digestive oral and skin physiology General Medicine Foreign Bodies medicine.disease Chelation Therapy Surgery Lead Poisoning Treatment Outcome Lead Toxicity Female Foreign body business
Zdroj:	Clinical Toxicology. 51:448-450
ISSN:	1556-9519 1556-3650
DOI:	10.3109/15563650.2013.792114
Popis:	Context. Lead toxicity from the ingestion of a lead foreign body has been described in several case reports. Management of ingested live ammunition presents its own challenges due to the risk of accidental discharge. A safe and effective method of retrieving a live cartridge must be considered. Case Details. We present two cases of lead toxicity due to intact firearm cartridge ingestion with the removal of the cartridges via endoscopy. The first case is of severe pediatric lead toxicity due to the ingestion of 30-mm rifle cartridges. The second case is an adult ingestion of .22 caliber cartridges resulting in mild lead toxicity. Discussion. These cases illustrate a diagnostic dilemma in both the diagnosis of lead toxicity and the removal of live ammunition from the stomach.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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