Ingestion accidental de cuerpos extraños y complicaciones asociadasDiagnostico y tratamiento

  1. Carvajal Balaguera, J. 1
  2. Sanz Continente, M.J. 1
  3. Martín García-Almenta, M. 1
  4. de Pablo Zurdo, L. 2
  5. Ferrufino Villalba, M. 1
  6. Camuñas Segovia, J. 1
  1. 1 Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva. Hospital Central Cruz Roja San José y Santa Adela de Madrid.
  2. 2 Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico. Hospital Central Cruz Roja San José y Santa Adela de Madrid.
Revue:
Revista española de investigaciones quirúrgicas

ISSN: 1139-8264

Année de publication: 2018

Volumen: 21

Número: 3

Pages: 95-99

Type: Article

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Résumé

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