Case report of abdominal left upper quadrant collection secondary to fish bone perforation.
Med Pharm Rep
; 93(3): 301-305, 2020 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
We present an unusual case of an intra-abdominal collection which evidenced a rare etiology and raises diagnostic particularities. BACKGROUND:
Fish bones ingestion is frequent, but seldom followed by complications. Those are often reported at specific sites.OBJECTIVES:
This case report emphasizes the unusual presentation and site localization of a colonic perforation by a small fish bone, in the context of limited radiological accuracy at the diagnostic phase. CASE PRESENTATION A 37 year old male was admitted to the gastroenterology ward with upper and left sided abdominal pain associated with fever and marked fatigue. His medical history was marked by a sleeve gastrectomy in 2010 for obesity. Abdominal signs and elevated acute inflammatory syndrome on blood tests were followed by computer tomography which revealed a pericolic mass near the left splenic flexure. The pain and fever increased in intensity, so a laparotomy was proposed. Intraoperatively, a tumor-like lesion was found and a resection with oncologic limits was performed. Microscopic examination of the specimen revealed a fish bone, but only after surgery did the patient confirm that he had eaten fish meal the week before. The post-operative period was uneventful.CONCLUSION:
Fish bones remain some of the most frequently ingested alimentary foreign bodies; they may cause atypical clinical presentations, frequently omitted by the patients themselves if symptoms appear delayed. They could also lead to possible high-risk complications which need to be addressed by surgeons.
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2020
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