title: Fishbone perforation of the small bowel: laparoscopic diagnosis and laparoscopically assisted management.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre. lawwl@hkucc.hku.hk
authors.forename: Wai Lun
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: Chung Yau
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: 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