Open AccessForeign body ingestion - glass in colon and rectum - a case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Samir Delibegović,
Edvin Mulalic,
Sejo Buturovic
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns1706170d
Subject(s) - medicine , ingestion , foreign body ingestion , rectum , foreign body , perforation , swallowing , accidental , gastrointestinal tract , foreign bodies , ascending colon , surgery , materials science , physics , acoustics , punching , metallurgy
Introduction. Ingestion of foreign body is one of the most complex and serious emergency conditions to diagnose. Accidental ingestion is more frequent in children than in adults, whereas intentional ingestion is usually found in cases of mental disorders, prisoners, attempted suicides, and in persons with intellectual disabilities. Case report. Glass ingestion is very rare and it is very difficult to predict the consequences of its passing through the gastrointestinal tract. We report a case of accidental swallowing of a large quantity of glass pieces in the ascending colon and rectum diagnosed by abdominal X-ray. The patient did not have any signs of perforation. An expectant attitude was taken, and the elimination occurred naturally.