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Case Reports
. 2007 Jan;76(1):37-8.

Bowel perforation caused by swallowed chicken bones--a case series

S Akhtar  1 , N McElvanna, K R Gardiner, S T Irwin
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Case Reports

Bowel perforation caused by swallowed chicken bones--a case series

S Akhtar et al. Ulster Med J. 2007 Jan.
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Figure 1
Gross specimen of bowel showing the chicken bone.
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