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[Intestinal perforation caused by chicken bone mimicking perforated colonic diverticulitis].
Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam. 1997; 27(5):329-30.AG

Abstract

Intestinal Perforation can occur in less than 1% of cases of ingestion of foreign bodies. Clinical suspicion is very important to make the diagnosis since many medical conditions can simulate this pathology. We present a case of a 63 years old man who swallowed a chicken bone that perforated the sigmoid colon and produced a clinical picture mimicking a perforated colonic diverticulitis. At surgery, the bone was removed without any evidence of abscess formation. A Hartmann procedure was performed and we reanastomosed it 3 month later. The patient followed an uneventful postoperative course. We demonstrated that early detection and opportune surgical treatment decrease the risk of developing complications such as abscess formation, intestinal fistula or obstruction.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Gómez N
Departamento de Cirugía, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Roldós F
No affiliation info available
Andrade R
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AnimalsBone and BonesChickensColon, SigmoidDiagnosis, DifferentialDiverticulitis, ColonicForeign BodiesHumansIntestinal PerforationMaleMiddle Aged

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
English Abstract
Journal Article

Language

spa

PubMed ID

9460513

Citation

Gómez, N, et al. "[Intestinal Perforation Caused By Chicken Bone Mimicking Perforated Colonic Diverticulitis]." Acta Gastroenterologica Latinoamericana, vol. 27, no. 5, 1997, pp. 329-30.
Gómez N, Roldós F, Andrade R. [Intestinal perforation caused by chicken bone mimicking perforated colonic diverticulitis]. Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam. 1997;27(5):329-30.
Gómez, N., Roldós, F., & Andrade, R. (1997). [Intestinal perforation caused by chicken bone mimicking perforated colonic diverticulitis]. Acta Gastroenterologica Latinoamericana, 27(5), 329-30.
Gómez N, Roldós F, Andrade R. [Intestinal Perforation Caused By Chicken Bone Mimicking Perforated Colonic Diverticulitis]. Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam. 1997;27(5):329-30. PubMed PMID: 9460513.
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