A Rare Complication of an Ingested Foreign Body: Gallbladder Perforation

A Rare Complication of an Ingested Foreign Body: Gallbladder Perforation

We present a 13-year-old child who admitted with a dull right upper quadrant pain that started 3 weeks before her referral. Several medications were given but they did not change the intensity and the frequency of the pain. Her physical examination was nonspecific except for slight right upper quadr...

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Main Authors: Safak Karacay, Koray Topçu, Selami Sözübir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/672572
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spelling doaj-714a6f0b68a246dc99e178c9ba7c63702020-11-24T22:20:10ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362013-01-01201310.1155/2013/672572672572A Rare Complication of an Ingested Foreign Body: Gallbladder PerforationSafak Karacay0Koray Topçu1Selami Sözübir2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Liv Hospital Ulus, Bahcesehir University, Beşiktaş, 34340 Istanbul, TurkeyPediatric Surgery Clinic, Darica Farabi State Hospital, Kocaeli, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, TurkeyWe present a 13-year-old child who admitted with a dull right upper quadrant pain that started 3 weeks before her referral. Several medications were given but they did not change the intensity and the frequency of the pain. Her physical examination was nonspecific except for slight right upper quadrant tenderness. The imaging studies revealed a sewing pin perforating the stomach and gallbladder. The patient was treated with a successful operation, and no postoperative complications were observed. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a sharp foreign body gallbladder perforation in a child.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/672572
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title A Rare Complication of an Ingested Foreign Body: Gallbladder Perforation
title_short A Rare Complication of an Ingested Foreign Body: Gallbladder Perforation
title_full A Rare Complication of an Ingested Foreign Body: Gallbladder Perforation
title_fullStr A Rare Complication of an Ingested Foreign Body: Gallbladder Perforation
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description We present a 13-year-old child who admitted with a dull right upper quadrant pain that started 3 weeks before her referral. Several medications were given but they did not change the intensity and the frequency of the pain. Her physical examination was nonspecific except for slight right upper quadrant tenderness. The imaging studies revealed a sewing pin perforating the stomach and gallbladder. The patient was treated with a successful operation, and no postoperative complications were observed. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a sharp foreign body gallbladder perforation in a child.
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