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Delayed diagnosis of esophageal perforation by aluminum foreign bodies

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Two pediatric patients presented with long-term respiratory or gastrointestinal complaints after swallowing aluminum poptops. The delay in diagnosis was due in part to poor appreciation of the relative radiolucency of aluminum.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, N. W., 20010, Washington, D.C., USA

    K. D. Eggli, B. M. Potter, V. Garcia, R. P. Altman & D. L. Breckbill

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Eggli, K.D., Potter, B.M., Garcia, V. et al. Delayed diagnosis of esophageal perforation by aluminum foreign bodies. Pediatr Radiol 16, 511–513 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02387970

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