Laparoscopic removal of an ingested fish bone that penetrated the stomach and was embedded in the pancreas: a case report

Abstract Background The gastrointestinal tract can occasionally be perforated or penetrated by an ingested foreign body, such as a fish bone. However, there are very few reported cases in which an ingested fish bone penetrated the gastrointestinal tract and was embedded in the pancreas. Case present...

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Main Authors: Kosuke Mima, Hidetaka Sugihara, Rikako Kato, Chihiro Matsumoto, Daichi Nomoto, Hironobu Shigaki, Junji Kurashige, Mitsuhiro Inoue, Shiro Iwagami, Takao Mizumoto, Tatsuo Kubota, Nobutomo Miyanari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0559-4