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Case Reports
. 2014 Mar 17:2014:bcr2013009533.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-009533.

Fish bone perforation of the terminal ileum presenting as acute appendicitis

David Saunders  1 , Michael Jones, Monika Kaushik, William Michael Thomas
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Case Reports

Fish bone perforation of the terminal ileum presenting as acute appendicitis

David Saunders et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

We report a case of a bowel perforation due to a fish bone that presented as an acute abdomen. This patient's gastrointestinal perforation was treated with laparoscopic and open technique. Diagnosis can be difficult as foreign body bowel perforation can mimic other causes of acute abdomen. Diagnosis is still most commonly made intraoperatively. Laparoscopy proved useful in this case as it allowed the most appropriate surgical approach to be made.

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Normal appendix.
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Fish bone perforation of the terminal ileum.
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