Open AccessToothpick ingestion and migration into the liver through the colonic hepatic flexure: case presentation, management, and literature review
Author(s) -
El Asmar Antoine,
Papas Yasmine,
Hajj Imad,
El Khoury Mansour
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1315
Subject(s) - medicine , ingestion , presentation (obstetrics) , foreign body ingestion , referral , hilum (anatomy) , general surgery , tertiary referral centre , case presentation , intensive care medicine , surgery , family medicine
Key Clinical Message The approach to toothpick ingestion and its complications should not be underestimated. The surgeon should be prepared for life‐threatening situations such as major vascular involvement, as well as highly specialized and technically challenging procedures, when the hepatic hilum is involved for instance. Referral to tertiary centers is sometimes mandatory.