Abdominal wall necrotising fasciitis secondary to fish bone ingestion

Abdominal wall necrotising fasciitis secondary to fish bone ingestion is extremely rare. We present a case of ingested fish bone complicated with self-sealing small bowel perforation and abdominal wall necrotising fasciitis. Following principles of necrotising fasciitis, a high index of suspicion le...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lo, Samuel T.W., Leung, Siu Lan, Tang, Chung Ngai
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/PMC4498017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26163558
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjv078
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Sumario:Abdominal wall necrotising fasciitis secondary to fish bone ingestion is extremely rare. We present a case of ingested fish bone complicated with self-sealing small bowel perforation and abdominal wall necrotising fasciitis. Following principles of necrotising fasciitis, a high index of suspicion led to early diagnosis and early treatment. The patient enjoyed a good recovery.

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