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Case Reports
. 2014 Nov-Dec;30(6):1422-4.
doi: 10.12669/pjms.306.5423.

Migration of ingested sewing needle from within sigmoid colon to outside of the lumen

Mehmet Nuri Cevizci  1 , Muhammet Demir  2 , Berrin Demir  3 , Ilknur Demir  4 , Omer Kilic  5
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Case Reports

Migration of ingested sewing needle from within sigmoid colon to outside of the lumen

Mehmet Nuri Cevizci et al. Pak J Med Sci. 2014 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Foreign body ingestion is a frequently observed condition in children. However, migration of an ingested foreign body from the gastrointestinal tract toward any abdominal organ is extremely rare. We report herein a case of a 2-year-old female patient in whom an ingested sewing needle was palpable by rectal examination and was determined to have migrated from within the sigmoid colon to outside of the lumen. The needle was surgically removed. In cases of foreign body ingestion, both physical examination and radiological follow-up should be performed.

Keywords: Child; Foreign body migration; Sewing needle ingestion.

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Abdominal radiograph shows a radiopaque foreign body in the lower abdomen
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Intraoperative photograph of the sewing needle (arrow) in the subserosa of sigmoid colon
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