Multidetector ct diagnosis of jejunal perforation by a chicken bone.
We report a case of perforation of the proximal jejunum by a sharp chicken bone. This case emphasizes the effectiveness of multislice CT in complex abdominal situations thanks to its possibilities of multiplanar reconstructions obtained with thinner collimation and higher resolution.
Sarliève
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P
Besancon University Hospital, Besancon, France.
Delabrousse
E
E
Michalakis
D
D
Robert
A
A
Guichard
G
G
Kastler
B
B
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones; D002645:Chickens; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed