Plastic bag clip discovered in partial colectomy accompanying proposal for phylogenic plastic bag clip classification.
BMJ Case Rep
; 20112011 Sep 04.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22679182
ABSTRACT
A plastic bag clip was incidentally found anchored in the mucosa of a partial colectomy specimen 2.6 cm proximal to a ruptured diverticulum for which the patient, a mentally retarded, diabetic, 58-year-old man, underwent surgery. Over 20 cases of accidental ingestion of plastic bag clips have been published. Known complications include small bowel perforation, obstruction, dysphagia, gastrointestinal bleeding and colonic impaction. Preoperative diagnosis of plastic clips lodged in the gastrointestinal tract is frustrated due to radiographic translucency. This occult threat could likely be prevented by the design of gastrointestinally safe, plastic-bag-sealing devices. Presented here is a morphologically based classification of bag clips as a possible guide for determining the most hazardous varieties and to aid further discussions of their impact on health.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Divertículo
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Colectomia
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Doenças do Colo
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Corpos Estranhos
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Hérnia Ventral
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Perfuração Intestinal
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMJ Case Rep
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos