Odyssey of an accidently ingested sewing needle from mouth to mesentery of small bowel in a young female - Case Report

J Pak Med Assoc. 2018 Sep;68(9):1418-1420.

Abstract

Foreign body (FB) ingestion is one of the most common complaint in the emergency room and, extra-intestinal migration of penetrating sharp FBs is one of the most overlooked aspect of medical research. We report a case of accidental ingestion of a sewing needle which was recovered from the mesentery. The 28-year-old female presented to our hospital with abdominal pain and one-month's history of needle ingestion. Initially laparoscopy was performed, which was inconclusive. Afterward, through laparotomy, the needle was successfully removed from the mesentery of small bowel.

Keywords: Foreign body, sewing needle, migration, mesentery..

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / diagnosis
  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Adult
  • Eating
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies* / diagnosis
  • Foreign Bodies* / physiopathology
  • Foreign Bodies* / surgery
  • Foreign-Body Migration* / diagnosis
  • Foreign-Body Migration* / physiopathology
  • Foreign-Body Migration* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intestine, Small*
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Mesentery*
  • Needles*
  • Reoperation
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome