Accidental Ingestion of a Foreign Body in Adults: Case Report and Literature Review

Introduction. Ingestion of foreign body is one of the most complex and serious emergency conditions to diagnose. Accidental ingestion is more frequent in children than in adults, whereas intentional ingestion is usually found in cases of mental disorders, prisoners, attempted suicides, and in persons with intellectual disabilities. Case report. Glass ingestion is very rare and it is very difficult to predict the consequences of its passing through the gastrointestinal tract. We report a case of accidental swallowing of a large quantity of glass pieces in the ascending colon and rectum diagnosed by abdominal X-ray. The patient did not have any signs of perforation. An expectant attitude was taken, and the elimination occurred naturally.

Download Full-text

Surgical Treatment of Metallic Foreign Body Embolization in the Middle Cerebral Artery: Case Report and Literature Review

World Neurosurgery ◽

10.1016/j.wneu.2016.11.116 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 98 ◽

pp. 874.e7-874.e12 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Chuan Chen ◽

Bo Hou ◽

Lun Luo ◽

Guo Ying

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Surgical Treatment ◽

Foreign Body ◽

Literature Review ◽

Middle Cerebral Artery ◽

Cerebral Artery ◽

Metallic Foreign Body

Download Full-text

Unusual intravesical foreign body: Case report and literature review

Urologia Journal ◽

10.1177/039156039606300128 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 63 (1) ◽

pp. 139-141

Author(s):

E. Cossaro ◽

F. Laganà ◽

F. Sercia ◽

C. Ronconi ◽

M. Marchini

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Foreign Body ◽

Femoral Head ◽

Literature Review ◽

Hip Replacement ◽

Foreign Bodies ◽

Long Latency ◽

Body Case

— There are several reports of intravesical foreign bodies, but those due to migration from adjacent organs or tissues are unusual. We report a case of an intravesical acetabular prosthesis in an 81-year-old woman, who 24 years before had a total left hip replacement for severe coxarthrosis, with subseguent removal of the femoral head 3 years later due to rejection. Our case is unusual for the long latency, lack of severe complications and absence in literature of reports of acetabular prosthesis as an intravesical foreign body.

Download Full-text

Unusual longstanding intrabronchial foreign body masquerading as intractable bronchial asthma in an adult: Case report and literature review

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports ◽

10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106340 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 86 ◽

pp. 106340

Author(s):

Zephania Saitabau Abraham ◽

Faustine Bukanu ◽

Olivia Michael Kimario ◽

Aveline Aloyce Kahinga

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Foreign Body ◽

Literature Review ◽

Bronchial Asthma ◽

Adult Case

Download Full-text

Intestinal Myiasis Caused bySarcophagaspp. in Cusco, Peru: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1155/2018/3685439 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-4 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Priscilla Ly ◽

Adiel Aizenberg ◽

Taylor Martin ◽

Martha Lopez ◽

Miguel Arturo Saldaña ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Literature Review ◽

Intestinal Tract ◽

Strongyloides Stercoralis ◽

Necrotic Tissue ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Accidental Ingestion ◽

Morphological Examination ◽

Abdominal Symptoms ◽

Key Aspects

Myiasis is the infestation by dipterous fly larvae in humans and animals. The larvae can infect living or necrotic tissue involving the skin, nasopharynx, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal tracts. The accidental ingestion of eggs causes infection of the intestinal tract. We report a case of intestinal myiasis caused bySarcophagaspp. larvae in a two-year-old child from Limatambo province in the Cusco region of Peru. Live larvae were identified incidentally in this child’s stool sample during the study screening forStrongyloides stercoralis. The child did not have any constitutional or abdominal symptoms. The morphological examination of the specimen under magnification revealedSarcophagaspp. larvae. We performed a literature review of publications reporting intestinal myiasis caused bySarcophagaspp. and discussed key aspects of this infestation.

Download Full-text