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Ileal perforation by ingested fishbone
Debarpito Mukherjee1, Paramita Thander1, Sayantan Rout2, Pankaj Halder3
1 Department of General Surgery, R G Kar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Anesthesiology, R G Kar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
3 Department of Pediatric Surgery, R G Kar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Pankaj Halder
Department of Pediatric Surgery, R G Kar Medical College, Saroda Pally, Baruipur, Kolkata 700144, West Bengal
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/AMJM.AMJM_45_22
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Hollow viscus perforation is one of the most frequent causes of acute gastrointestinal symptoms, but these are rare due to foreign body (FB) ingestion. The majority of ingested FBs that reach the stomach pass uneventfully through the gastrointestinal tract. Hollow viscus perforation following a FB ingestion frequently occurs at the ileum. Fishbones are often ingested by older population, and only a small number of patients can recall an event of swallowing an FB. Here, we present a case of ileal perforation caused by ingesting a fishbone in a 60-year-old man who recovered successfully after receiving emergency surgical treatment. |
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