The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 35-38 , July 2002

Toothpick injury mimicking renal colic: case report and systematic review

  • Siu Fai Li, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Siu Fai Li, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
    • ,
  • Kimberly Ender, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA

Received 2 July 2001 ,Revised 28 December 2001 ,Accepted 28 January 2002.

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The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 35-38 , July 2002

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