A Bottle Extracted from the Peritoneal Cavity: A Case Report
dc.contributor.author | Ngatia, J.W. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-03T12:20:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-01-03T12:20:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.description.abstract | Foreign bodies inserted in the peritoneal cavity are rare in gynecologic practice. More often, they are inserted in an attempt to induce abortion and their sizes are generally small/narrow. Presence of foreign bodies in the peritoneal cavity may be life-threatening. Doctors should consider foreign bodies as differential diagnosis in patients presenting with acute abdomen. The case presented is of a large foreign body (a soft drink bottle) after the patient was drugged. She had successful surgical and medical intervention | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/8338 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Bottle | en_US |
dc.subject | Peritoneal cavity | en_US |
dc.title | A Bottle Extracted from the Peritoneal Cavity: A Case Report | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |