Pictorial essay: Complications of a swallowed fish bone

Unintentional ingestion of a fishbone (FB) is common, especially in populations with a high consumption of seafood. In most instances, the ingested FB passes uneventfully through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, usually within a week. However, in certain cases, the FB may become impacted and lead to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bathla, Girish, Teo, Lynette LS, Dhanda, Sunita
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
Materias:
Multi-Organ
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3056375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21431037
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.76061
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Sumario:Unintentional ingestion of a fishbone (FB) is common, especially in populations with a high consumption of seafood. In most instances, the ingested FB passes uneventfully through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, usually within a week. However, in certain cases, the FB may become impacted and lead to complications. Awareness of these complications is important as patients usually present with nonspecific symptoms and could be unaware of having ingested an FB.

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