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  • Title: [Pica and intestinal occlusion: a clinical case].
    Author: Assenza M, De Angelis G, Romagnoli F, Caramanico L, Miccini M, Borromeo C, Ruggiero MI, Tomei B, Sadighi A, Modini C.
    Journal: G Chir; 2002; 23(6-7):253-6. PubMed ID: 12422781.
    Abstract:
    Accidental or voluntary foreign bodies ingestion is a frequent reported event in emergency departments. Complication, foreign body shape related are not often observed and, once occurred, just few a cases need an open surgery approach, about 1%. The Authors report the case of a young woman with pica admitted to their Department in an emergency setting for acute intestinal obstruction due to the ingestion of not specified amount of elastics, which required an open surgery operation.
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