Sharp foreign body ingestion by a young girl

Publication date: Available online 9 June 2017
Source:Alexandria Journal of Medicine
Author(s): Riyadh Mohamad Hasan
A 16year old patient had ingested two sewing needles about 4.5cm long accidentally that eventually resided in extra intestinal tract position, and being asymptomatic, she ignored the problem for a long period about 2years. 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.



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