Gastric perforation attributable to liquid nitrogen ingestion. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Despite the widespread use of liquid nitrogen in medicine and industry, there are only a few reports of injuries associated with its use. We report a case of a 13-year-old boy who developed gastric perforation after liquid nitrogen ingestion. This is a previously unreported complication.

publication date

  • January 1, 2000

Research

keywords

  • Nitrogen
  • Stomach

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0033963328

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1542/peds.105.1.121

PubMed ID

  • 10617715

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 105

issue

  • 1 Pt 1