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Case Reports
. 2003 Dec;13(6):392-3.
doi: 10.1097/00129689-200312000-00010.

Fishbone perforation of the small bowel: laparoscopic diagnosis and laparoscopically assisted management

Wai Lun Law  1 , Chung Yau Lo
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Fishbone perforation of the small bowel: laparoscopic diagnosis and laparoscopically assisted management

Wai Lun Law et al. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2003 Dec.

Abstract

We report a patient with small bowel perforation caused by a piece of fishbone diagnosed by laparoscopy and treated with laparoscopically assisted surgery through a small incision. This uncommon cause of peritonitis and the role of laparoscopy for this condition are discussed.

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