Ingestion of Foreign Bodies: When Surgery Become Urgent
Published: 2021-06-22
Page: 421-425
Issue: 2021 - Volume 4 [Issue 2]
Abdelillah El Bakouri
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
El Batloussi Yousra *
Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Azhary Fadwa
Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Mounir Bouali
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Fatimazahra Bensardi
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Khalid El Hattabi
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Abdelaziz Fadil
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Foreign body ingestion (FBI) is a serious event that can be life-threatening or lead to significant sequelae. We report the observation of a 40-year-old patient, , who presented to the emergency room with chest pain, intermittent cough and exertional dyspnea, 4 hours after accidentally swallowing his plastic denture. The clinical examination was without abnormalities. Chest X-ray showed a foreign body in the stomach. Several attempts at endoscopic extraction were made, without success. The standard radiography can be useful for visualizing radio-opaque FB or by indirect signs. The recourse to endoscopy for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes may be essential.
Keywords: Foreign bodies, ingestion, endoscopy, surgery