Oblito como causa de fístula enteroentérica / Retained foreign object as a cause of entero-enteric fistula

RESUMEN Los oblitos son cuerpos extraños olvidados dentro de la cavidad después de una intervención quirúrgica; su incidencia es desconocida, ya que no se informan todos los casos debido a su implicancia legal. Su forma de presentación más frecuente es el abdomen agudo obstructivo y las fístulas enterocutáneas. Se presenta el caso clínico de una paciente de sexo femenino con antecentes de cesárea abdominal hace 30 años, que consultó por una formación palpable a nivel de hipogastrio; en la tomografía se evidenció una tumoración alargada, heterogénea, calcificada y con burbujas en su interior. Se realizó una laparotomía exploradora, se constató una formación duro-pétrea con múltiples adherencias al intestino delgado circundante. Se realizó la resección y anastomosis del intestino comprometido. La anatomía patológica informó: cuerpo extraño en la luz intestinal, y presencia de adherencias interasas, con fístula enteroentérica, lo que constituye un caso poco frecuente.

ABSTRACT Retained foreign objects are any items left inside a patient after a surgery. Their incidence is unknown as they are often the cause of lawsuits and are not reported. They usual present as acute intestinal obstruction or enterocutaneous fistulas. We report the case of a 65-year-old female patient, with a history of a cesarean section 30 years before, who presented with a palpable tumor in the hypogastrium. The computed tomography scan revealed an elongated, heterogeneous, calcified mass with bubbles inside. On exploratory laparotomy a stony-hard formation was observed with multiple adhesions to the surrounding small bowel. The intestinal segment involved was resected and anastomosed. The pathology examination reported a retained foreign object in the intestinal lumen and presence of adhesions between loops with entero-enteric fistula, constituting a rare case.

Retrieval of Foreign Object in the Root Canal- A Non Surgical Approach.

The presence of a foreign object embedded within the root canal of a tooth is relatively uncommon finding. These cases are often diagnosed accidentally. This paper describes the successful retrieval of safety pin located in the middle portion of root canal by simple orthograde nonsurgical technique. However, due to failure of apical closure, apex sealed with MTA, and tooth restored with fiber post and composite core.

Foreign Objects in Korean Prisoners

BACKGROUND: Foreign objects in the gastrointestinal tract are usually the result of accidental swallowing. Yet foreign object ingestion is often seen in prisoners who mainly desire to leave prison. We report here on a series of 33 Korean prisoners with foreign object ingestion and they were treated endoscopically or surgically. METHDOS: We reviewed the medical records of 33 Korean prisoners (52 episodes) who were admitted due to ingestion of foreign objects between January 1998 and June 2004 to Konyang University Hospital and Gyeongsang National University Hospital. RESULTS: All the patients were male with a mean age of 35 years. The most common duration from ingestion to the visit to the ER was within 24 hours (25/52 episodes). Most of the foreign objects were located in the esophagus (42.3%) and stomach (42.3%). The number of foreign objects was one in 28 episodes, two in 12 episodes and three or more in twelve episodes. The most common foreign objects were metal wires (26/52 episodes). The mean size of the foreign objects was 11.9 centimeters long. Successful endoscopic treatment was performed in most patients (46/52 episodes, 88.5%). The remaining six cases were treated surgically. CONCLUSIONS: The foreign objects in prisoners were a variety of unusual things because of the prison environment, and endoscopy is a mainstay of treatment for foreign object removal in Korean prisoners.