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Liver Injury Caused by a Swallowed Foreign Body in a Patient with Schizophrenia
2016
Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine
Although foreign bodies ingestion occurs commonly in children, it is also seen in adults with several associated factors, such as alcohol consumption, psychiatric disorders, and mental retardation [1] . Most of the ingested foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract without any problem. However, GI perforation may develop in less than 1% of these patients [2] . Furthermore, penetration of the foreign body from GI tract to the liver is a rare entity, and only few single cases
doi:10.4328/jcam.3827
fatcat:pn4oljibgfdi7pjwkxjrcysqwu