Fish-Bone Penetration of the Gastrointestinal Tract Extending into the Pancreas: Report of Two Cases.
- Author:
Gil Sun LEE
1
;
Eun Young LEE
;
Eun Jung PARK
;
Ha Na PARK
;
Jin Seok HEO
;
Jong Kyun LEE
Author Information
1. Departments of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jongk.lee@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pancreas;
Abscess;
Foreign-body migration;
Foreign-body ingestion;
Complication
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Eating;
Foreign Bodies;
Foreign-Body Migration;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Pancreas
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2012;82(6):718-723
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Most ingested foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract uneventfully within 1 week of ingestion, and so gastrointestinal tract perforation is rare, occurring in less than 1% of patients. The occurrence of a pancreas penetration secondary to foreign-body perforation is even rarer. Here we report two cases of foreign-body penetration of the gastrointestinal tract extending into the pancreas and retroperitoneum. The findings of these cases serve to remind all clinicians that the diagnosis of a foreign-body perforation should always be kept in mind in a patient with abdominal symptoms, and physicians should endeavor to determine the history of ingestion and be aware of foreign bodies in CT scans.
