Case report on a rare cause of silent duodenal perforation
| Autor: | Seow Choon Sheong, Kishore Rajaguru |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Exploratory laparotomy medicine.medical_treatment 03 medical and health sciences Ileocecal valve 0302 clinical medicine Case report medicine Abscess Duodenal Perforation Duodenal perforation business.industry Sigmoid colon Sealed perforation medicine.disease Surgery Liver abscess Foreign body medicine.anatomical_structure Acute abdomen 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Surgery Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2210-2612 |
| Popis: | Highlights • We describe a rare case of duodenal perforation related to foreign body ingestion which has rarely been reported in the literature. • Foreign body perforations were uncommon and often missed in view of its atypical and latent presentation. • Early multiplanar reformatting CT images help in identifying the cause and also to locate the foreign body in most of the patients, thus making it an important tool for preoperative diagnosis which assists in surgical planning. • Though the majority of patients will require an exploratory laparotomy, minimally invasive procedures can be attempted in stable patients similar to this case. Introduction Foreign body ingestion is a common clinical scenario encountered in clinical practice. Perforations related to foreign bodies are rare ( |
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