An asymptomatic perforation of the gastrointestinal tract caused by ingestion of foreign body : A case report

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Ingestion of foreign bodies is very common in clinical practice. However, gastrointestinal perforation caused by a foreign body is rare, as most foreign bodies can pass the alimentary tract spontaneously or be removed endoscopically. Ingesting a foreign body causes gastrointestinal tract perforation in less than 1% of cases that require surgery. In the past, the literature about gastrointestinal tract perforation caused by foreign bodies had been widely reported worldwide. However, the case of foreign bodies causing gastrointestinal perforation without significant abdominal infection was rarely documented. A 47-year-old woman presented with intermittent left lower abdominal pain associated with a mass for 1 month and had no other symptoms. Laparotomy was performed after clinical assessment. During the operation, a local inflammatory mass that adhered to the abdominal wall, part of the small intestine, and sigmoid colon was found in the left lower quarter of the abdominal cavity. The surrounding intestinal wall was edematous. There were two bony foreign bodies in it. Postoperative pathology suggested an inflammatory mass. A foreign body rarely migrates into the abdominal cavity without symptoms that may be related to the omentum's slow perforation process and good function. The best treatment is surgery and using appropriate antibiotics.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

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Clinical case reports - 12(2024), 2 vom: 19. Feb., Seite e8142

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Shujie [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xuejiao [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Tianhao [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Xinli [VerfasserIn]
Niu, Zheng [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yahan [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Xiaoshi [VerfasserIn]

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Asymptomatic case report
Case Reports
Foreign body
Gastrointestinal perforation

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Date Revised 01.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1002/ccr3.8142

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NLM367825333