Accidental ingestion of a cocktail stick.
Cocktail stick (CS) ingestion injury has rarely been reported in the literature. It is a serious clinical problem with considerable morbidity and mortality, largely due to the fact that the event is unnoticed by the patient. We report a case of CS ingestion that went unrecognised by the patient and caused a perforation in the mid-small bowel. We discuss how injuries from such events can become a diagnostic challenge. The history should be re-evaluated in any undiagnosed abdominal pain which has an unclear aetiology and negative radiology.
Department of General Surgery, Medway Maritime Hospital, Kent, UK. ckaoutzanis@gmail.com
Christodoulos
C
Kaoutzanis
Wassim
W
Saghir
Ayman
A
Hamade
William
W
Garrett
D000328:Adult; D003297:Cooking and Eating Utensils; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male