title: Swallowing the bitter (metal) pill.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Southland Hospital, Invercargill, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Nigel S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Rajaretnam
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Palmerston North Hospital, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Michelle G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Rajaretnam
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gisborne Hospital, Gisborne, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: O'Grady
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008670:Metals / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D008670:Metals