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Metallic foreign bodies in the stomach

J Devanesan, A Pisani, P Sharma

    Archives of Surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
    |May 1, 1977
    PubMed
    Summary

    A patient swallowed 648 metallic objects, forming a large stomach mass. Remarkably, they remained asymptomatic for 11 years before surgical removal, highlighting unusual foreign body tolerance.

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    Area of Science:

    • Gastroenterology
    • Medical Case Reports
    • Foreign Body Ingestion

    Background:

    • Foreign body ingestion is common, but large accumulations in the stomach are rare.
    • Prolonged asymptomatic ingestion of metallic objects presents unique clinical challenges.