Foreign bodies intentionally ingested by a prisoner. A case presentation.

• Main Authors: Frank Yasel Leyva Vázquez (Author), Abel Ernesto Ruiz de Villa Suárez (Author), Daniel Alejandro Tello Duany (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>The conscious ingestion of foreign bodies is frequent among prisoners. It is a phenomenon associated with an increase in morbidity - mortality and costs. Generally, it does not require specific intervention, although severe complications may appear, which sometimes require urgent surgical t...