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Ingested foreign bodies of the gastrointestinal tract.

Schwartz Gf, Polsky Hs

1976.4.1AMERICAN SURGEON

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Although ingestion of foreign bodies may be a frequent occurrence, 80 per cent of documented ingested foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract spontaneously and most foreign bodies are best managed by "intelligent neglect".

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GF, Schwartz; HS, Polsky. Ingested foreign bodies of the gastrointestinal tract. AMERICAN SURGEON, 1976, 42: 236.