Non-ingested Intraperitoneal Foreign Body Extraction by Transumbilical Endoscopic Surgery in a 2-year-Old Girl.
In this article, we present an unusual case of a girl who had a mass present in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen and imaging analysis showed that to be a sewing needle. Patient was admitted electively and taken to the operation theater for removal of a foreign body under general anesthesia. The needle was extracted with transumbilical endoscopic surgery (TUES) without any evidence of intra-abdominal organ injury and with a good long-term cosmetic outcome. This case highlights the subtleties of TUES in the management of intra-abdominal foreign bodies in children including rare causes such as non-ingested foreign bodies.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Xuzhou Central Hospital, The Liberation of South Road, No. 199, Xuzhou, 221009, Jiangsu, China. wxz613@126.com.
Xuewu
X
Zhou
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Xuzhou Central Hospital, The Liberation of South Road, No. 199, Xuzhou, 221009, Jiangsu, China.
Yongliang
Y
Sha
D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D009339:Needles
Abdominal pain; Foreign body; Intra-abdominal; Laparoscopy