A Case of Scoliosis Due to a Foreign Body (Pencil) in the Colon.
- Author:
Jeong Sik SEO
1
;
Sun Mi CHUNG
;
Eun Jin CHOI
;
Jin Kyung KIM
;
Un Seok NHO
;
Hai Lee CHUNG
;
Dae Hyun JOO
;
Woo Taek KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daegu, Korea. goodd2008@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Scoliosis;
Foreign body;
Pencil;
Colon
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Child;
Colon*;
Congenital Abnormalities;
Foreign Bodies*;
Heart;
Humans;
Incidence;
Neurofibromatoses;
Neuromuscular Diseases;
Scoliosis*;
Spine;
Syringomyelia
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
2002;45(11):1417-1421
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Scoliosis describes a lateral curvature of the spine and is often associated with cosmetic and functional impairments due to severe deformity of the spine. The incidence of adolescent scoliosis is 2-4% of children between 10 and 16 years of age. Eighty five percent of them are idiopathic, in which the most common type of scoliosis is right side-bending. In addition, it is classified into congenital, and secondary scoliosis such as neuromuscular disease and neurofibromatosis. Congenital scoliosis is associated with abnormalities of urinary system(20%), congenital heart diseases(15 %), and other abnormalities(10%) such as syringomyelia. We experienced a case of scoliosis by a foreign body(a pencil) in the colon which has never been reported up to date. A brief review of the literature was made.
