Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Pages 170-174 , April 2007

Retained Foreign Bodies After Surgery

Presented at the 1st Annual Academic Surgical Congress (Association for Academic Surgery), San Diego, CA, February 7–11, 2006.

Received 9 January 2006

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PII: S0022-4804(06)00423-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.08.001

Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Pages 170-174 , April 2007

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