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- Title
Cecum perforation due to a fish bone.
- Authors
Dung, Le Thanh; Duc, Nguyen Minh; My, Thieu-Thi Tra; Linh, Le Tuan; Luu, Vu Dang; Thong, Pham Minh
- Abstract
Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common condition encountered in clinical practice, especially among the pediatric age group; however, this occurrence is rare among adults. Some FBs can induce the perforation of the gastrointestinal tract, including fish bones, chicken bones and toothpicks. The ingestion of FBs is rarely associated with bowel perforation, and most FBs are passed spontaneously. The ingestion of sharp and pointed objects typically produces adverse events related to the upper gastrointestinal system, and FBs are rarely retained in the colon. Bowel perforation caused by the ingestion of FBs should be diagnosed and treated in a timely manner. Here, we present the unusual case of a 51-year-old male who presented to the emergency room with complaints of acute abdominal pain secondary to fish bone ingestion, which triggered cecum perforation.
- Subjects
INTESTINAL perforation; FOREIGN bodies; CECUM; GASTROINTESTINAL system; ABDOMINAL pain; HOSPITAL emergency services; AGE groups
- Publication
Oxford Medical Case Reports, 2021, Vol 2021, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
2053-8855
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/omcr/omab025