Laparoscopic removal of a needle from the pancreas

• Main Authors: Amit Jain, Hirdaya Hulas Nag, Neeraj Goel, Nikhil Gupta, Anil Kumar Agarwal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
• Series: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
• Subjects: Foreign body; laparoscopy; pancreas; sewing needle
• Online Access: http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2013;volume=9;issue=2;spage=80;epage=81;aulast=Jain

Foreign bodies inside the pancreas are rare and usually occur after the ingestion of sharp objects like fish bone, sewing needle and toothpick. Most of the ingested foreign bodies pass spontaneously through the anus without being noticed but about 1% of them can perforate through the wall of stomach or duodenum to reach solid organs like pancreas or liver. Once inside the pancreas they can produce complications like abscess, pseudoaneurysm or pancreatits. Foreign bodies of pancreas should be removed by endoscopic or surgical methods. We hereby report our experience of successful removal one a sewing needle from pancreas.