Publication: Intestinal Perforation with Ingestion of Blunt Foreign Bodies: A Case Report
Date
2022
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Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
Abstract
Foreign body ingestions are fairly common and present with obvious symptoms. Certain foreign bodies, like button batteries and magnets, are rarely ingested, but carry with them the extremely dangerous risk of bowel wall necrosis, intestinal perforation and fistula formation. Suspected cases of such ingestions require a high index of suspicion and any delay should be avoided once a diagnosis is made. Herein, we report a case of a 7-year-male patient who presented with abdominal pain and vomiting following similar foreign body ingestion, which resulted in multiple small bowel perforations. The foreign body was removed by a laparotomy, and the affected bowel segments were resected and anastomosed. The patient made an uneventful recovery and was discharged after 5 days.
Description
Lok Bahadur Kathayat
Department of Surgery, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal
Anup Chalise
Department of Surgery, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal
Jemesh Singh Maharjan
Department of Surgery, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal
Jasmine Bajracharya
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal
Ritesh Shrestha
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal
Keywords
Case reports, Foreign bodies, Ingestion, Intestinal perforation, Magnets