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  • Title: Sigmoid colon perforation due to geophagia.
    Author: Ilhan Y, Cifter C, Doğru O, Akkuş MA.
    Journal: Acta Chir Belg; 1999; 99(3):130-1. PubMed ID: 10427348.
    Abstract:
    Geophagia can be a problem in mentally handicapped patients. This case report presents a 71-year-old mentally handicapped women who had to be operated in emergency for colonic perforation due to geophagia.
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