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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2021

A needle in the colon, the risk of ingested foreign objects: a case report.

Darwin S Espin, Jorge F Tufiño, Jaime M Cevallos, Fernando Zumárraga, Vanessa E Orozco, Estefany J Proaño, Gabriel A Molina

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Darwin S EspinDepartment of General Surgery, Hospital San Francisco, IESS, Quito, Ecuador.
Jorge F TufiñoDepartment of General Surgery, Hospital San Francisco, IESS, Quito, Ecuador.
Jaime M CevallosDepartment of General Surgery, Hospital San Francisco, IESS, Quito, Ecuador.
Fernando ZumárragaPGY3 Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
Vanessa E OrozcoPGY3 Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
Estefany J ProañoDepartment of Emergency Medicine at IESS Quito-Sur, Quito, Ecuador.
Gabriel A MolinaDepartment of General Surgery at Hospital Metropolitano & Universidad San Francisco (USFQ), Quito, Ecuador.
Universidad San Francisco de Quito · ECPontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador · ECHospital Metropolitano · EC

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ingestion of foreign bodies is often found in clinical practice; however, intestinal perforation due to ingestion of foreign bodies is rare. Sharp and metallic objects are usually the ones that cause most complications. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult since the clinical presentation is vague and nonspecific presentation can simulate many abdominal pathologies. Patients are rarely aware of foreign body ingestion, and a high index of suspicion is required to make a timely diagnosis. In addition, treatment demands prompt surgery to avoid dangerous complications. We present the case of a 19-year-old tailor; he inadvertently swallowed a needle and presented to the emergency department with a colonic perforation. Surgery was required, and he recovered completely.

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PMID34703574
PMCPMC8542396
OpenAlexW3210085927

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