Jejunal perforation in mentally retarded patient due to an ingested chicken bone.
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.
Ozel
Hakan
H
First Department of Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital 06100, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
Topaloglu
Serdar
S
Yüksel
Bülent C
BC
Avsar
Fatih M
FM
Yildiz
Yigit
Y
Hengirmen
Suleyman
S
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