Perforation of the splenic flexure of the colon by an ingested wooden toothpick

We present the case of a 23-year-old man who consulted in the emergency department 6 days after ingesting a wooden toothpick with features of a localized peritonitis in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. Surgical exploration revealed a perforation of the splenic flexure of the colon by the toot...

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Autor principal: Chichom-Mefire, Alain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4294632/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25589540
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rju149
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description We present the case of a 23-year-old man who consulted in the emergency department 6 days after ingesting a wooden toothpick with features of a localized peritonitis in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. Surgical exploration revealed a perforation of the splenic flexure of the colon by the toothpick during its migration. This rare case is analysed in the light of the current literature. There is need for a greater awareness about the dangers of a swallowed toothpick. It is advisable to always trace the toothpick until it is found or expelled.
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spelling pubmed-42946322015-01-16 Perforation of the splenic flexure of the colon by an ingested wooden toothpick Chichom-Mefire, Alain J Surg Case Rep Case Reports We present the case of a 23-year-old man who consulted in the emergency department 6 days after ingesting a wooden toothpick with features of a localized peritonitis in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. Surgical exploration revealed a perforation of the splenic flexure of the colon by the toothpick during its migration. This rare case is analysed in the light of the current literature. There is need for a greater awareness about the dangers of a swallowed toothpick. It is advisable to always trace the toothpick until it is found or expelled. Oxford University Press 2015-01-14 /pmc/articles/PMC4294632/ /pubmed/25589540 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rju149 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author 2015. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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title_short Perforation of the splenic flexure of the colon by an ingested wooden toothpick
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4294632/
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