Appendiceal Perforation due to Migration of a Dental Instrument

A 40-year-old male without any past medical history accidentally swallowed a titanium dental instrument (reamer) for root canal treatment. A cathartic was prescribed at a local hospital, and the course was observed. However, since the reamer was not excreted in feces, he was referred to our hospital...

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Main Authors: Ryoichi Tsukamoto, Shozo Miyano, Michio Machida, Toshiaki Kitabatake, Minoru Fujisawa, Kuniaki Kojima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/444520