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Ingested foreign body, to remove or not to remove
  1. M K Shariff,
  2. K Oppong,
  3. N Thompson
  1. Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr N Thompson
    Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK; Nick.Thompson{at}nuth.nhs.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.2005.083543

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      Gut 2006; 55 1155-1155 Published Online First: 17 Jul 2006.