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ISSN: 2345-4563

Summer (August)
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2014)

Gastric Perforation and Phlegmon Formation by Foreign Body Ingestion

  • Albert Alejandro Avila Alvarez
  • Jose Fernando Parra
  • Diego Andres Buitrago
  • Fernando Rodriguez
  • Atilio Moreno

EMERGENCY , Vol. 2 No. 3 (2014), , Page pp. 141-143
https://doi.org/10.22037/emergency.v2i3.6388 Published 16 June 2014

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Abstract

This is a case report of foreign body ingestion in a suicide attempt resulting in gastric perforation and phlegmon formation during a subsequent 6 month period that eventually required surgical intervention. The patient had a prolonged course because she did not report a history of foreign body ingestion and the initial evaluating physicians had no suspicion about possible foreign body ingestion and may have missed important findings on physical examination. Gastric perforation by a foreign object  may have a slow course rather than presenting acute abdomen. The realization of a proper physical examination in the emergency department is key to an accurate diagnosis.

Keywords:
  • Stomach
  • cellulitis
  • phlegmon
  • foreign body
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