Endoscopic Removal of Duodenal Perforating Fishbone - A Case Report

• Published in: Chirurgia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990) Vol. 110; no. 5; pp. 471 - 473
• Main Authors: Tumay, V, Guner, O S, Meric, M, Isik, O, Zorluoglu, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Romania 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Abdominal Pain - etiology; Adult; Animals; Bone and Bones; Duodenoscopy - instrumentation; Duodenoscopy - methods; Duodenum - injuries; Eating; Emergency Service, Hospital; Fishes; Foreign Bodies - complications; Foreign Bodies - therapy; Humans; Intestinal Perforation - etiology; Intestinal Perforation - therapy; Male; Treatment Outcome

Accidental ingestion of foreign bodies is common in clinical practice. While perforation of the ileum and jejunum due to the ingested foreign body is common, duodenal perforation is rare. In this report, our experience with this rare entity is shared. Here we present a 31-year-old patient with gastr...