TY - JOUR PY - 2017// TI - Assessment and management of elemental mercury poisoning-a case report JO - Clinical case reports A1 - Bazoukis, George A1 - Papadatos, Stamatis S. A1 - Michelongona, Paschalia A1 - Fragkou, Archodula A1 - Yalouris, Athanasios SP - 126 EP - 129 VL - 5 IS - 2 N2 - We describe a patient with elemental mercury aspiration and retention in the appendix after elemental mercury ingestion. Conservative management was proved to be successful for the removal of the mercury from the appendix while we do not suggest bronchoalveolar lavage in cases of small amount elemental mercury aspiration.

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LA - en SN - 2050-0904 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.811 ID - ref1 ER -