Ingestion accidental de cuerpos extraños y complicaciones asociadasDiagnostico y tratamiento
- Carvajal Balaguera, J. 1
- Sanz Continente, M.J. 1
- Martín García-Almenta, M. 1
- de Pablo Zurdo, L. 2
- Ferrufino Villalba, M. 1
- Camuñas Segovia, J. 1
- 1 Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva. Hospital Central Cruz Roja San José y Santa Adela de Madrid.
- 2 Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico. Hospital Central Cruz Roja San José y Santa Adela de Madrid.
ISSN: 1139-8264
Datum der Publikation: 2018
Ausgabe: 21
Nummer: 3
Seiten: 95-99
Art: Artikel
Andere Publikationen in: Revista española de investigaciones quirúrgicas
Zusammenfassung
The accidental ingestion of a foreign body in the adult constitutes a relatively frequent event. Fortunately, most of them are eliminated spontaneously through the gastrointestinal tract, without any apparent complication. Occasionally, they can cause damage that endangers the life of the patient. We present the case of a patient who presented an intussusception, caused by the impaction of an accidentally ingested bivalve shell. We review the aspects related to the diagnosis and treatment of these accidents