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Case Reports
. 1979 Nov;66(11):807-8.
doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800661117.

Multiple intestinal perforation due to Celestin tube

J F Shaw, G B Coombes
Case Reports

Multiple intestinal perforation due to Celestin tube

J F Shaw et al. Br J Surg. 1979 Nov.

Abstract

Two cases of multiple intestinal perforation caused by the nylon from the core of disintegrating oesophageal Celestin tubes migrating down the alimentary tract are described. It is suggested that Celestin tubes should not be used in patients likely to survive for more than a few months.

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