title: Jejunal perforation in mentally retarded patient due to an ingested chicken bone.
abstract: We report a mentally retarded case with jejunal perforation by ingested chicken bone. Foreign body ingestion constructs a health threat for mentally retarded people. Under guidance of the literature, travel of the bones in the gastrointestinal tract, diagnosis and treatment strategies are evaluated.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital 06100, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozel
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Topaloglu
authors.forename: Bülent C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Yüksel
authors.forename: Fatih M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Avsar
authors.forename: Yigit
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Suleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hengirmen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones; D002645:Chickens; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007583:Jejunum / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities