title: [Intestinal perforation caused by a chicken bone: apropos of a clinical case].
abstract: Ingestion of foreign bodies (FB) seems to be a relatively common occurrence in certain classes of people. The majority of ingested objects reach the stomach end 80% of these pass spontaneously without complications. However nearly 20% of FB that pass from the stomach result in complication distally such to required a surgical operation. The authors report a case of chicken bone perforation of the ileus, which was diagnosed by surgical operation. The case reported is of interest for several reason. The lack of condition that can predispose patients to accidental ingestion of FB, no specific history of FB ingestion and the impossibility to detect chicken bones on plain radiography.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di IV Clinica Chirurgica-Università di Roma La Sapienza.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vasapollo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiarot
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gallinaro
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Papaspyropoulos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Montesano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciulli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bezzi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones; D002645:Chickens; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000293:injuries*; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Perforazione intestinale da osso di pollo: a proposito di un caso clinico.