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Klin Padiatr 2012; 224(02): 96-97
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1297951
Short Communication
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

An Obscure Structure in the Abdomen of an 11-Year-Old Mentally Retarded Patient

Ein untypischer Fremdkörper im Abdomen eines 11-jährigen Kindes mit mentaler Retardierung
M. Hesse
,
M. Siekmeyer
,
I. Sorge
,
W. Kiess
,
R. P. Metzger
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20 December 2011 (online)

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Introduction

This is a case report of a mentally retarded 11-year-old patient who was presented to our emergency department with refusal to eat and recurrent vomiting. The imaging showed an obscure structure in the abdomen. We report this case to illustrate the complexity of working with mentally handicapped children.