RETRACTED: A rare presentation of silent gastric perforation in quadriplegic patient

Suryapratap Singh Tomar, Saranjeet Singh Bedi, Akheel Mohammad

Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Nellore, India.
Department of Neuro, Trauma and Spine Surgery, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Nellore, India.
Department of Neurology, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Nellore, India.

DOI: 10.4236/ojcd.2013.32007                

Abstract

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Keywords

Gastric Perforation; Cervical Spinal Cord Injury; Viscus Perforation

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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