An unusual penetrating injury in an infant: straight-pin migration from the back to the stomach.
Sharp foreign bodies reach into the abdomen frequently by ingestion and may lead to various complications including perforation. An 11-month-old infant is presented for straight-pin migration into the abdomen with penetration from the back and through the left diaphragm, spleen, and stomach. The infant was treated successfully with a well-organized diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm.
Yalçin
Sule
S
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
Karnak
Ibrahim
I
Ciftci
Arbay O
AO
Senocak
M Emin
ME
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001415:Back; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries; D013270:Stomach / Q000293:injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery