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Small bowel perforation with ingestion of a fish bone: case report


Maissa Jallali
Hanen Zenati
Asma Korbi
Mohamed Ali Chaouch
Sadok Ben Jabra
Ibtissem Korbi
Faouzi Noomen

Abstract

The perforation of the gastrointestinal tract caused by fish bone is rare, with a percentage rate of 1%. Surgical intervention is necessary in less than 1% of cases. We report a case of a 55-year-old male patient who was admitted for a rectus sheath abscess caused by perforation of the small bowel by a fish bone. He was treated surgically. Diagnosing perforation secondary to fish bone ingestion poses challenges due to its presentation.


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