@article{ref1,
title="Metallic mercury in the gastrointestinal tract. A case of ingested thermometer mercury",
journal="Acta chirurgica Scandinavica",
year="1985",
author="Ernst, E.",
volume="151",
number="7",
pages="651-652",
abstract="In a healthy, intact gastrointestinal tract, metallic mercury cannot produce symptoms of systemic intoxication. If retained in the appendix, however, the mercury can cause local inflammation and--should penetration result--also systemic poisoning. A case is described in which ingested thermometer mercury was retained in the appendix and thereby constituted an indication for appendectomy.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-5482",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}