TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Aluminium ring pulls: an invisible foreign body
JO  - Journal of accident and emergency medicine
A1  - Stewart, G. D.
A1  - Lakshmi, M. V.
A1  - Jackson, A.
SP  - 201
EP  - 203
VL  - 11
IS  - 3
N2  - The aluminium ring pulls associated with the latest designs of drinks cans can be relatively easily detached from their mounting on the top of the can and subsequently aspirated. Their small size predisposes them to lodge as foreign bodies (FBs) in the throat. The similarity of atomic number between soft tissue (7.5) and aluminium (13) makes detection of these FBs difficult on soft tissue radiography. If aspiration is suspected direct visualization and removal may be indicated even if radiography is negative.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1351-0622
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -