Emergency CT of abdominal complications of ingested fish bones: what not to miss

Emergency CT of abdominal complications of ingested fish bones: what not to miss

Fish bones are the most commonly ingested structures and the most common cause of foreign body perforation of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Clinical presentation of foreign body GIT perforation is nonspecific, in many cases with clinical signs of acute abdomen, which can mimic appendicitis, dive...

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Published in:Emergency radiology Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 165 - 170
Main Authors: e Silva, Gabriella Souza, Gomes, Natália Borges Nunes, Pacheco, Eduardo Oliveira, Bezerra, Flávio Murilo Ribeiro, Nunes, Rafael Borges, Mcphee, Humberto Lobato, Torres, Ulysses S., D’Ippolito, Giuseppe
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01-02-2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Abdomen
Bones
Emergency medical services
Emergency Medicine
Fish
Gastrointestinal system
Imaging
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Physicians
Pictorial Essay
Radiology
CT
Foreign body
Gastrointestinal perforation
Fish bone
Emergency
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Summary:Fish bones are the most commonly ingested structures and the most common cause of foreign body perforation of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Clinical presentation of foreign body GIT perforation is nonspecific, in many cases with clinical signs of acute abdomen, which can mimic appendicitis, diverticulitis, ulcer peptic disease, and other common inflammatory conditions. Besides, patients commonly do not refer that a fish bone was swallowed. Since this condition is usually not suspected by referring physicians of the emergency department (ED), radiologists play a key role in this diagnosis; the spectrum of these imaging features must be known in order to be accurately reported in the ED.
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ISSN:1070-3004
1438-1435
DOI:10.1007/s10140-020-01800-6