[A endoscopic treatment of penetration of the colon by an ingested fish bone]

Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2008 Jul;105(7):1049-54.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

An 81-year-old woman was admitted complaining of left lower abdominal pain. Computed tomography on admission revealed foreign a body penetrating descending colon and free air. We extracted the foreign body endoscopically. The foreign body was a sharp-edged fish bone. She was treated by conservative medication without complication.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Bone and Bones
  • Colon / injuries*
  • Female
  • Fishes
  • Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Humans