title: Laparoscopic removal of fish bone.
abstract: A patient swallowed a fish bone that perforated the stomach wall and embedded in the head of the pancreas. This was confirmed by computed tomographic imaging. We describe a case of successful fish bone removal using a laparoscopic technique, thus avoiding a laparotomy. The patient recovered well and was discharged from the hospital the next day. This is the first description of such a case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Cheah
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mar Fan
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Goh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones; D005399:Fishes; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas; D013270:Stomach; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed