Fishbone perforation of the small bowel: laparoscopic diagnosis and laparoscopically assisted management.
We report a patient with small bowel perforation caused by a piece of fishbone diagnosed by laparoscopy and treated with laparoscopically assisted surgery through a small incision. This uncommon cause of peritonitis and the role of laparoscopy for this condition are discussed.
Law
Wai Lun
WL
Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre. lawwl@hkucc.hku.hk
Lo
Chung Yau
CY
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones; D005399:Fishes; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology