Formed of ingested foreign bodies Gastrointestinal Surgery Problems

Problems of diagnosis and treatment caused by ingested foreign bodies.

An ingested foreign body often passes the gastrointestinal tract without any complications. Foreign bodies, such as fish bones, chicken bones and toothpicks, have been known to cause perforation of the gastrointestinal tract. We present 4 cases: the first 2 of a 27-year-old male and a 48-years-old female respectively, with acute abdomen, diffuse purulent peritonitis, with ileum perforation, bot...

Cost-effective diagnosis of ingested foreign bodies.

OBJECTIVES To compare the cost effectiveness of plain film radiography, computed tomography (CT), and endoscopy as initial diagnostic modalities in adult patients complaining of retained ingested foreign bodies. DESIGN A systematic literature review was conducted to determine key statistics for the analysis, such as prevalence of disease, prevalence of complications, and the sensitivity and s...

Intestinal Perforation by Ingested Foreign Bodies

Imaging Foreign Bodies: Ingested, Aspirated, and Inserted.

Foreign bodies can gain entrance to the body through several mechanisms, ie, ingestion, aspiration, and purposeful insertion. For each of these common entry mechanisms, this article examines the epidemiology, clinical presentation, anatomic considerations, and key imaging characteristics associated with clinically relevant foreign bodies seen in the emergency department (ED) setting. We detail ...

Two Unusual Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies

Swallowed foreign bodies are common in the pediatric age group, but fortunately, the majority of them pass spontaneously without any adverse effects. Tube gastrostomy is an excellent method to provide prolonged enteral feeding. It is, however, associated with complications, namely, intraperitoneal leak and distal migration of the gastrostomy tube causing gastric outlet obstruction. This paper d...