title: Ingested bone fragment in the bowel: Two cases and a review of the literature.
abstract: Generally, ingested foreign bodies are excreted from the digestive tract without any complications or morbidity. In adults, ingestion of foreign bodies frequently occurs in alcoholics and elderly individuals with dentures. The most commonly ingested foreign bodies are food stuffs or their parts, such as fish bones or fragments of bone and phytobezoars. Sharp foreign bodies like fish and chicken bones can lead to intestinal perforation and peritonitis. We report herein two cases, one of bowel perforation and another of anal impaction, both caused by ingested bone fragments. Complications due to ingested bone fragments are not common and preoperative diagnosis remains a challenge and therefore it must be considered in susceptible cases.
authors: Seyfi Emir, Selim Sözen, İlhan Bali, Department of General Surgery, Medical Faculty, Namık Kemal University, 59000 Tekirdağ, Turkey.
authors: Seyfi
authors: S
authors: Emir
authors: Zeynep
authors: Z
authors: Ozkan
authors: Hasan Baki
authors: HB
authors: Altınsoy
authors: Fatih Mehmet
authors: FM
authors: Yazar
authors: Selim
authors: S
authors: Sözen
authors: Ilhan
authors: I
authors: Bali
keywords: Anal pain; Bone fragment; Bowel perforation