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Case Reports
. 2019 May;26(3):221-222.
doi: 10.1159/000489720. Epub 2018 Jun 22.

Fish Bone Penetrating into the Head of Pancreas in a Patient with Billroth II Gastrojejunostomy

Tan Attila  1 , Zeynel Mungan  2
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Case Reports

Fish Bone Penetrating into the Head of Pancreas in a Patient with Billroth II Gastrojejunostomy

Tan Attila et al. GE Port J Gastroenterol. 2019 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: Endoscopy; Foreign body; Pancreas.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Abdominal tomography revealing a radiopaque foreign body penetrating into the pancreatic head.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Endoscopic examination revealing a foreign body penetrating the duodenal wall of the duodenal stump.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
The removed foreign body measures 3.5 cm in length and is consistent with a turbot bone.
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