Laparoscopic Removal of a Pancreatic Foreign Body

We present a case report of a laparoscopically retrieved foreign body that migrated into the pancreas. The patient is a 44-year-old man who presented with epigastric pain and was subsequently found by computed tomographic scan to have a foreign body in the head of the pancreas. After attempted endos...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wu, Cindy, Hungness, Eric S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2006
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3015777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17575779
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Sumario:We present a case report of a laparoscopically retrieved foreign body that migrated into the pancreas. The patient is a 44-year-old man who presented with epigastric pain and was subsequently found by computed tomographic scan to have a foreign body in the head of the pancreas. After attempted endoscopic retrieval, we successfully removed the foreign body laparoscopically, thus avoiding laparotomy. Laparoscopy is an effective tool for pancreatic exploration.

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