ABSTRACT
Cases of intra-abdominal foreign bodies are rare and caused mainly by retained elements after surgery and by, in general, accidental swallowing and subsequent perforation of the gastrointestinal tract. We report the case of a 74 year-old female patient, presenting with fever, abdominal pain and weight loss. An abdominal TC showed the presence of a foreign body that had caused a perforation of duodenum and gallbladder neck; surgery showed that it was a 4 cm twist-tie. The description of the case presents differential diagnoses, based on a review of the literature. This is a rare event and corresponds to the third publication of a case of a twist-tie intra-abdominal foreign body, according to a review of other medical publications.
Los cuerpos extraños intraabdominales son infrecuentes y se deben en gran medida a accidentes quirúrgicos y a ingesta, en general, accidental y posterior perforación del tracto digestivo. Se reporta un caso de una mujer de 74 años con fiebre, dolor abdominal y baja de peso, cuyo estudio mediante tomografía computada de abdomen muestra un cuerpo extraño que perfora duodeno y el bacinete. La cirugía demostró que se trataba de un twist tie de 4 cm que perforaba esas estructuras. En la descripción del caso se plantean los diagnósticos diferenciales basados en revisión de la literatura. Se presenta este caso por ser muy infrecuente, correspondiendo a la tercera publicación de un cuerpo extraño intra-abdominal por twist tie, de acuerdo con la revisión de las publicaciones médicas.
Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Aged , Foreign Bodies/complications , Foreign Bodies , Duodenum/injuries , Intestinal Perforation/etiology , Gallbladder/injuries , Foreign Bodies/surgery , Diagnosis, Differential , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Durante a avaliação radiográfica aos 60 dias de pós-operatório de estabilização vertebral em um cão, foi observada a presença de um pino de Steinmann intra-abdominal. Foi realizada cirurgia laparoscópica para inspeção cavitária e remoção do objeto. O implante estava envolvido pelo omento, não sendo observados sinais de infecção. O procedimento foi executado em 15 minutos e permitiu mínimo trauma. Os autores não encontraram relatos da migração desse tipo de implante para a cavidade peritoneal em cães com sucessiva remoção videocirúrgica.
An intra-abdominal Steinmann pin was detected during a radiographic assessment of the 60th post- operative day of a vertebral stabilization in a dog. Laparoscopic inspection and retrieval of the foreign body were performed. The implant was surrounded by omentum with no noticeable signs of infection. The procedure was performed within 15 minutes with minimal trauma. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of this kind of implant migration to the peritoneal cavity followed by laparoscopic removal in dogs.
ABSTRACT
Se presenta el caso de un paciente de 47 años con enorme giba lumbar derecha que apareció a los 18 años de edad. Fue operado hace 14 años de una formación quística con aumento de volumen de las extremidades y aparición, poco después, de un tumor de 2,5 cm. Diez días antes de su ingreso presentó infección urinaria, luego constipación, dificultad para expulsar gases, dolor y distensión abdominal, y se visualizaba la referida tumoración. En la radiografía se observaron múltiples fecalomas y oblito metálico. Fue operado y se constató la presencia de fecalomas, distensión de asas y el oblito cuya punta era la que se visualizaba y palpaba(AU)
This is a case presentation of a patient aged 47 with a huge right humpback appearing at 18 years old. He was operated on 14 years ago from a cystic formation increasing the volume of limbs and the appearance afterwards of a 2,5 cm tumor. Ten days before its admission showed a urinary infection, constipation, difficulty to release gases, pain and abdominal distention, visualizing such tumor. At radiography on noted many fecaloma and metallic foreign body. He was operated on verifying the presence of fecalomas, loop distention and foreign body whose tip was visualized and palpated(AU)