| Autor: |
Gardner, Andrew W., Radwan, Rami W., Allison, Miles C., Codd, Rhodri J. |
| Zdroj: |
BMJ Case Reports; 12/7/2017, Vol. 2017, p1-3, 3p, 3 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph |
| Abstrakt: |
Intentional ingestion of a foreign body in adults is a rare clinical presentation. This case is one of a 27-yearold Sudanese man who presented having swallowed a ballpoint pen intentionally. Clinical examination and plain chest radiograph exhibited no signs indicative of perforation with only a raised C reactive protein identified on blood tests. Subsequent gastroscopy revealed that the pen had simultaneously perforated the duodenum at both D1 and D3 requiring removal via a laparotomy. The patient fully recovered and was discharged 2 weeks postoperatively following psychiatric input. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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