Cholecystitis caused by a fish bone

Am J Surg. 2009 Aug;198(2):e20-2. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.01.022.

Abstract

The accidental ingestion of a foreign body is not uncommon. However, the presence of a foreign body in the gallbladder is extremely rare. Here, we present a case of cholecystitis due to a fish bone that may have penetrated through the stomach wall and into the gallbladder without causing peritonitis. A laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed; a fish bone, measuring 4.0 cm in length, was found in the gallbladder. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such case to be reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Bone and Bones*
  • Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
  • Cholecystitis / etiology*
  • Cholecystitis / surgery
  • Fishes*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / complications
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnosis*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Seafood*