Fish bone perforation of the small bowel: A case report

Small bowel perforation due to fish bone: A case report

Accidental ingestion of foreign bodies are a common condition in clinical practice. However, small bowel perforation which dues to ingestion foreign bodies has been rarely seen. In this article, we report a case of small bowel perforation which dues to ingestion foreign body. A 80-year-old female patient, presenting with complaints of acute abdomen, was admitted to the emergency department. She...

Small Trocar Perforation of the Small Bowel: A Case Report

Although laparoscopy is one of the most common surgical procedures done today, bowel perforations can and do occur during the initial insertion of the Veress needle and/or trocar. Recent advances in microlaparoscopy have reduced the morbidity of this complication when encountered. We report a case of small bowel perforation following insertion of a Veress needle with its 2 mm trocar and our min...

Practical Lessons from the Small Bowel Bleeding Lesions: A Case Report on Small Bowel Cavernous Hemangioma

Meckel’s diverticulum perforation by a fish bone: A case report

INTRODUCTION Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract. The perforation of a Meckel's diverticulum by a foreign body is a very rare complication. CASE PRESENTATION A 61-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department with complaints with abdominal pain and fever, and abdominal rebound tenderness on physical examination. An intestinal per...

Esophageal perforation with fish bone: A case report

This is a 43 year old man with complain of massive hematemesis. The upper endoscopy identified esophageal penetration by fish bone at mid esophagus and the CT scan also showed a hematoma at mid esophagus. The endoscopy procedure terminated immediately and surgical consultation requested. While the patient was waiting for transfer to operating room, a catastrophic bleeding happens and the patien...