College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Keywords
foreign body ingestion, colon, perforation, hemicolectomy
Date of Presentation
5-2-2019 12:00 AM
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.
Disciplines
Digestive System | Gastroenterology | Medicine and Health Sciences | Surgery | Surgical Procedures, Operative
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.
