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Colonic perforation following ingestion of plastic sheeting

Medicine, Science, and the Law

|July 1, 1989

Abstract:

A case report of fatal faecal peritonitis, in a mentally retarded patient, resulting from perforation of the colon caused by ingested plastic sheeting is presented. Foreign body perforation of the intestines is discussed.

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