A Rare Case of Gastrointestinal Tract Foreign Body; Glassy Stomach
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine,
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017),
1 January 2017
,
Page e44
https://doi.org/10.22037/aaem.v5i1.169
Abstract
Ingestion of foreign bodies is common and conservative treatment can eliminated most particlesfrom the gastrointestinal tractunless peritoneal signs appear. A 22-year-old man presented to emergency department who had ingested glass particles of a crushed beverage bottle. He complained of epigastric and periumbilical pain. Physical examination did not revealany peritoneal signs. Abdominal X-ray showed stomach full of small glass particles. Conservative treatment, without any surgical intervention,resulted insafely eliminating glass particlesin this patient.- Foreign bodies
- glass
- gastrointestinal tract
- emergencies
- case management
How to Cite
References
Hunter TB, Taljanovic MS. Foreign bodies. Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 2003;23(3):731-57.
Woolley SL, Smith DR. History of possible foreign body ingestion in children: don't forget the rarities. European Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2005;12(6):312-6.
Safari S, Karimi E, Baratloo A, Alavi-Moghaddam M, Kalantarimeibodi M. A 16-Year-Old Girl with Acute Onset Respiratory Distress. Emergency. 2014;2(1):50.
Haghighi M, Shoaei SD. Pharyngeal aspiration of complete upper denture in 90-year-old man; a case report. Emergency. 2015;3(3):117.
Mosca S, Manes G, Martino R, Amitrano L, Bottino V, Bove A, et al. Endoscopic management of foreign bodies in the upper gastrointestinal tract: report on a series of 414 adult patients. Endoscopy. 2001;33(08):692-6.
Courter BJ. Radiographic screening for glass foreign bodies—what does a “negative†foreign body series really mean? Annals of emergency medicine. 1990;19(9):997-1000.
Ng K. Retention of an ingested small blunt foreign body. Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology. 2011;94(6).
Al Shehri GY, Al Malki TA, Al Shehri MY, Ajao OG, Jastaniah SA, Haroon KS, et al. Swallowed foreign body: Is interventional management always required? Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology. 2000;6(2):84.
Allotey J, Duncan H, Williams H. Mediastinitis and retropharyngeal abscess following delayed diagnosis of glass ingestion. Emergency Medicine Journal. 2006;23(2):e12-e.
Gattai R, Migliaccio ML, Bonizzoli M, Peris A, Bechi P. Upper GI hemorrhage from glass fragments’ ingestion in a patient with jejunal diverticula–Case report. International journal of surgery case reports. 2015;6:191-3.
Ambe P, Weber SA, Schauer M, Knoefel WT. Swallowed foreign bodies in adults. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2012;109(50):869-75.
- Abstract Viewed: 255 times
- PDF Downloaded: 120 times
- HTML Downloaded: 32 times
