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OBSTRUCTION OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT BY FOREIGN BODIES IN ADULTS
Author(s) -
Coughlin G. P.,
Gallery R.,
Hamilton D. W.,
Grant A. Kerr
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb117706.x
Subject(s) - gastrointestinal tract , impaction , foreign body , foreign bodies , perforation , medicine , surgery , anatomy , engineering , mechanical engineering , punching
Foreign bodies may become impacted because of congenital or acquired narrowing of the gastrointestinal tract or owing to unusual physical characteristics of the ingested material. Active intervention is necessary when impaction is complicated by intestinal obstruction or perforation or when the foreign body is composed of a toxic substance.