Fishbone ingestion: two cases of late presentation as pediatric emergencies.
The authors report 2 cases of pediatric emergencies caused by fishbone ingestion. In the first case, 2 fishbones within the sac of an inguinal hernia were detected during an emergency operation for suspected testicular torsion; in the second case, a big fishbone was found in the omentum covering an inflammed appendix during an emergency appendicectomy. In some cases this three foreign bodies can be detected with a simple abdominal X-ray; the relationship between the fish species involved and the diagnosis is discussed.
Casadio
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U.O. di Chirurgia Pediatrica, Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy.
Chendi
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Franchella
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D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D001842:Bone and Bones; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum; D017747:Seafood; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000175:diagnosis