title: Laparoscopic removal of a pancreatic foreign body.
abstract: We present a case report of a laparoscopically retrieved foreign body that migrated into the pancreas. The patient is a 44-year-old man who presented with epigastric pain and was subsequently found by computed tomographic scan to have a foreign body in the head of the pancreas. After attempted endoscopic retrieval, we successfully removed the foreign body laparoscopically, thus avoiding laparotomy. Laparoscopy is an effective tool for pancreatic exploration.
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago Hospital, 5841 S Maryland Ave, MC 6040, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. Cindy.Wu@uchospitals.edu
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Eric S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Hungness
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed