Date of Presentation
5-2-2019 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
This study presents a case report of a rare complication of foreign body ingestion and offers a literature review of management options. Pre-operative imaging and clinical history was reviewed. During diagnostic laparoscopy the diagnosis of ascending colon perforation with a foreign body was made and managed with a Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy. Literature was reviewed for case of toothpick ingestion requiring intervention, foreign body ingestion causing perforation, and management of foreign body perforations.
Keywords
foreign body ingestion, colon, perforation, hemicolectomy
Disciplines
Digestive System | Gastroenterology | Medicine and Health Sciences | Surgery | Surgical Procedures, Operative
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Digestive System Commons, Gastroenterology Commons, Surgery Commons, Surgical Procedures, Operative Commons
Toothpick Perforation Of Colon Mimicking Acute Appendicitis
This study presents a case report of a rare complication of foreign body ingestion and offers a literature review of management options. Pre-operative imaging and clinical history was reviewed. During diagnostic laparoscopy the diagnosis of ascending colon perforation with a foreign body was made and managed with a Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy. Literature was reviewed for case of toothpick ingestion requiring intervention, foreign body ingestion causing perforation, and management of foreign body perforations.