An ingested metallic wire migrating from stomach to pancreas treated by laparoscopic surgery: A case report

Frontiers in Surgery

Surgery

Hong Wu¹  Qingbo Feng¹  Jiaxin Li²  Fulong Hao³ 

[1] Department of Liver Surgery and Liver Transplantation Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;Department of Liver Surgery and Liver Transplantation Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;Dafang County People's Hospital, Bijie, China;Department of Liver Surgery and Liver Transplantation Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Suining First People's Hospital, Suining, China;

关键词: metallic wire;    gastric perforation;    pancreas;    laparoscopic surgery;    case report;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fsurg.2022.927637

 received in 2022-04-24, accepted in 2022-11-08,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionForeign bodies inside the pancreas are rare and usually occur after the ingestion of sharp objects such as a fish bone, a sewing needle, or a toothpick. Furthermore, an ingested metallic wire migrating from stomach to pancreas is very rare.Case PresentationWe report a 36-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital with “3-day history of dull progressive epigastric pain.” Computed tomography of the abdomen revealed a linear, high-density body between the stomach wall and the pancreas. During the operation, a linear, hard, metallic wire was found in the adhesive tissue between the gastric antrum and the pancreatic body. The operation was uneventful, and the patient recovered well.ConclusionThe case of a foreign body inside the pancreas caused by a metallic wire is very rare. Radiological examinations play a vital role in the diagnosis of metallic wire ingestion. Metallic wire ingestion can be treated with laparoscopic surgery, both technically and safely.

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