Radiolucent metallic foreign body: a case report
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چکیده
A 13-year-old boy who accidentally ingested an aluminum beverage can pull tab. Neck and chest radiographs did not reveal any foreign body. This case report illustrates poor negative predictive value of conventional for a suspected body demonstrates superiority CT this purpose. In such presentations, it is imperative to have low threshold performing further diagnostic evaluation with due the relatively high radiolucency aluminum.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2349-3283', '2349-3291']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20232595