title: CT findings in gastrointestinal perforation by ingested fish bones.
abstract: Preoperative diagnosis of complications due to foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract is uncommon by conventional radiographic methods. We present two cases of gastric and duodenal perforation secondary to fish bone ingestion, diagnosed preoperatively by CT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitario de San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Patiño
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Pedrosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005399:Fishes; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005704:Gallbladder; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed