Migration of an ingested needle to the mesentery, causing intestinal necrosis
Acta Chirurgica Belgica, vol.107, no.6, pp.726-727, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 107 Issue: 6
- Publication Date: 2007
- Doi Number: 10.1080/00015458.2007.11680160
- Journal Name: Acta Chirurgica Belgica
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.726-727
- Keywords: Arterial trauma, Foreign body ingestion, Mesenteric artery, Small bowel necrosis
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: No
Abstract
A case of an intra-abdominal sharp foreign body with migration to the mesentery vessels, causing intestinal necrosis in a 20-year-old patient is presented. Emergency surgery with 75 cm small bowel resection was performed.