Sharp foreign body ingestion by a young girl

Publication date: June 2018Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine, Volume 54, Issue 2Author(s): Riyadh Mohamad HasanAbstractA 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.
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research