Intraperitoneal granulomatous foreign body reaction after accidental perforation of the abdominal wall. Case report.
After an accidental perforation by a wooden stake of the abdominal wall and distal ileum a 28-year-old man developed an aggressive granulomatous foreign body reaction of the greater omentum with high fever and abdominal pain. The patient was cured by omental resection and prednisone treatment.
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Surgical Department I, Kommunehospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Winther-Nielsen
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Hougen
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D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000293:injuries*; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology*