Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 3 , Pages 132-135 , March 2007

Ingested Button Battery Retrieved by a Modified Magnet Endoscope

  • Wen-Jue Soong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Wen-Jue Soong, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Yeong-Seng Yuh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 23 August 2006 ,Accepted 5 January 2007.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70344-2

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70344-2

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 3 , Pages 132-135 , March 2007

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