A needle in the colon, the risk of ingested foreign objects: a case report.

Autor: Espin DS; Department of General Surgery, Hospital San Francisco, IESS, Quito, Ecuador., Tufiño JF; Department of General Surgery, Hospital San Francisco, IESS, Quito, Ecuador., Cevallos JM; Department of General Surgery, Hospital San Francisco, IESS, Quito, Ecuador., Zumárraga F; PGY3 Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador., Orozco VE; PGY3 Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador., Proaño EJ; Department of Emergency Medicine at IESS Quito-Sur, Quito, Ecuador., Molina GA; Department of General Surgery at Hospital Metropolitano & Universidad San Francisco (USFQ), Quito, Ecuador.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of surgical case reports [J Surg Case Rep] 2021 Oct 20; Vol. 2021 (10), pp. rjab455. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 20 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjab455
Abstrakt: Ingestion of foreign bodies is often found in clinical practice; however, intestinal perforation due to ingestion of foreign bodies is rare. Sharp and metallic objects are usually the ones that cause most complications. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult since the clinical presentation is vague and nonspecific presentation can simulate many abdominal pathologies. Patients are rarely aware of foreign body ingestion, and a high index of suspicion is required to make a timely diagnosis. In addition, treatment demands prompt surgery to avoid dangerous complications. We present the case of a 19-year-old tailor; he inadvertently swallowed a needle and presented to the emergency department with a colonic perforation. Surgery was required, and he recovered completely.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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