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Case Report

Sharp foreign body ingestion by a young girlFootnoteFootnote

Pages 185-187 | Received 16 Jan 2017, Accepted 20 May 2017, Published online: 17 May 2019
 

Abstract

A 16 year old patient had ingested two sewing needles about 4.5 cm long accidentally that eventually resided in extra intestinal tract position, and being asymptomatic, she ignored the problem for a long period about 2 years. She only consulted the hospital after having symptoms. The needles were located by X-ray imaging and retrieved with the aid of C-arm fluoroscope at a laparotomy. Her postoperative period was uneventful.

Notes

Peer review under responsibility of Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine.

Available online 9 June 2017