A Rare Case of Ascending Colon Perforation Caused by a Large Fish Bone
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To the Editor: Fish bone is a kind of common ingested foreign body. In most cases, it may pass through the gastrointestinal tract or retain upper digestive tract such as the oral cavity, esophagus.[1] However, ascending colon perforation by huge fish body is rare, which can cause several complications.[2] There are only few case of colon perforation by foreign body in the literature.[3] Here, we presented an unusual case due to the size of the fish bone, its location of the digestive tract, and successful diagnosis and treatment.
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