Peritoneal penetrating pencil injury.
An 8 year old school going boy sustained an accidental peritoneal penetrating injury while playing with a pencil in his trouser pocket. Surgical exploration revealed intact intraperitoneal and retroperitoneal viscera and the pencil could be successfully removed. In addition to the acute injuries there are numerous late sequlae of pencil injuries that cause concern.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029, India.
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M
Ragavan
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V
Bhatnagar
D034861:Abdominal Wall; D000058:Accidental Falls; D002648:Child; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D006119:Groin / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*