title: Small bowel perforation due to fish bone: A case report.
abstract: Accidental ingestion of foreign bodies are a common condition in clinical practice. However, small bowel perforation which dues to ingestion foreign bodies has been rarely seen. In this article, we report a case of small bowel perforation which dues to ingestion foreign body. A 80-year-old female patient, presenting with complaints of acute abdomen, was admitted to the emergency department. She denied abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. The patient had tenderness and defense on the right lower quadrant. Contrast enhanced abdominal computed tomography has been used on the patient's diagnosis. This revealed small bowel perforation due to the ingestion of foreign body. The patient was operated emergency. A microperforation due to fish bone was detected on the terminal ileum. The patient underwent debridement and primary repair. The patient was discharged postoperative 7th day without problem. Bowel perforation due to the ingestion of foreign bodies should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pulat
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oktay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karakose
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Fatih
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Benzin
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: Seyma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benzin
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey.
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cetin
keywords: Foreign body; Perforation; Small intestine