An unusual penetrating injury in an infant: straight-pin migration from the back to the stomach

Sule Yalçin; Ibrahim Karnak; Arbay O Ciftci; M Emin Senocak

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.03.039

An unusual penetrating injury in an infant: straight-pin migration from the back to the stomach

J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Jul;41(7):1332-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.03.039.

Authors

Sule Yalçin¹, Ibrahim Karnak, Arbay O Ciftci, M Emin Senocak

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 16818076
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.03.039

Abstract

Sharp foreign bodies reach into the abdomen frequently by ingestion and may lead to various complications including perforation. An 11-month-old infant is presented for straight-pin migration into the abdomen with penetration from the back and through the left diaphragm, spleen, and stomach. The infant was treated successfully with a well-organized diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Injuries / diagnosis*
Abdominal Injuries / surgery
Back
Diaphragm / injuries
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnosis*
Foreign-Body Migration / surgery
Humans
Infant
Male
Muscle, Skeletal / injuries
Spleen / injuries
Stomach / injuries
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Wounds, Penetrating / diagnosis*
Wounds, Penetrating / etiology
Wounds, Penetrating / surgery