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Case Reports
. 2018 Sep;68(9):1418-1420.

Odyssey of an accidently ingested sewing needle from mouth to mesentery of small bowel in a young female - Case Report

Unzila Khan  1 , Shazmah Shahrukh  1 , Tayram Bint-E-Khalid  1 , Amjad Siraj Memon  2 , Javed Ahmad  2
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Case Reports

Odyssey of an accidently ingested sewing needle from mouth to mesentery of small bowel in a young female - Case Report

Unzila Khan et al. J Pak Med Assoc. 2018 Sep.

Abstract

Foreign body (FB) ingestion is one of the most common complaint in the emergency room and, extra-intestinal migration of penetrating sharp FBs is one of the most overlooked aspect of medical research. We report a case of accidental ingestion of a sewing needle which was recovered from the mesentery. The 28-year-old female presented to our hospital with abdominal pain and one-month's history of needle ingestion. Initially laparoscopy was performed, which was inconclusive. Afterward, through laparotomy, the needle was successfully removed from the mesentery of small bowel.

Keywords: Foreign body, sewing needle, migration, mesentery..

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