Ingested foreign body causing pylephlebitis identified by trans-abdominal ultrasound
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Abdominal pain and hematuria: duodenal perforation from ingested foreign body causing ureteral obstruction and hydronephrosis.
Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a relatively common reason for visits to the emergency room. If the FB is symptomatic or damaging to the patient, either endoscopic or surgical intervention should ensue. We present a case of abdominal pain and hematuria beginning ∼24 h after an incidental FB ingestion. Initial CT imaging defined a linear opacity perforating through the posterior duodenal wall abu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Balkan Medical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2146-3123,2146-3131
DOI: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.15632