Open AccessInflammatory Subcutaneous Pseudotumour due to Migrating Foreign Body through Concealed Colonic Perforation: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Vikas Jadhav,
Varsha Rangankar,
Anmol Singh,
Purnachandra Lamghare,
Merry Francis Kallely
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2022/52461.16238
Subject(s) - medicine , foreign body , perforation , surgery , lumbar , radiology , tenderness , computed tomography , abdominal pain , physical examination , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Foreign body ingestion though a common occurrence, rarely leads to bowel perforation. Thus, foreign body migration presents a diagnostic challenge. The author presents a case report of a 75-year-old female with a inflammatory subcutaneous pseudotumour due to migrating foreign body through a concealed colonic perforation. The patient presented with insidious abdominal pain and fever since two months, with local tenderness and palpable lumbar in right lumbar region on examination. The diagnosis was initially made on ultrasound and confirmed on Computed Tomography (CT). Surgical removal of the foreign body was done.