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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Surgical Pathology

Background:

  • Foreign body ingestion is common and can lead to severe gastrointestinal complications.
  • Bowel perforation, though rare, is a significant risk associated with ingested foreign objects, with fish bones being a frequent culprit.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the diagnostic challenges and management of gastrointestinal perforation secondary to foreign body ingestion.
  • To emphasize the importance of clinical suspicion and diagnostic tools in identifying fish bone-related perforations.

Main Methods:

  • Case presentation of a 77-year-old patient with severe abdominal pain.
  • Diagnostic imaging utilizing CT scan to identify a foreign body and associated liquid collection.
  • Surgical intervention involving laparotomy for abscess resection containing a fish bone.

Main Results:

  • A fish bone was identified as the cause of a gastrointestinal abscess and perforation.
  • Surgical resection of the abscess and foreign body was successfully performed.

Conclusions:

  • Gastrointestinal perforation by foreign bodies, such as fish bones, can present as other abdominal emergencies, often leading to delayed diagnosis.
  • A high index of suspicion, thorough clinical history, and appropriate radiological studies are essential for timely diagnosis.
  • Surgical management, typically via laparotomy, remains the treatment of choice for fish bone-induced bowel perforations.