title: Perforation of the ileum due to foreign body treated laparoscopically.
abstract: Laparoscopy has gained widespread acceptance in the setting of acute abdominal pain. We report the case of a patient with acute abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant that proved to be due to a fish bone perforation of the ileum at laparoscopy. The fish bone was retrieved and the perforation closed laparoscopically. Laparoscopy is a powerful diagnostic and therapeutic tool and should be used routinely in patients with acute abdominal affections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Liver Transplantation, Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic Surgery C 2 Archet II Hospital, 151 Route Saint-Antoine des Ginestière, BP 3079, Nice Cedex 3, France. antonio_iannelli@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iannelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Siou
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Spinelli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Andrescu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bloch
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial