Abstract

ELICEGUI, Valentina; TASENDE, Laura  and  PONTILLO, Mauricio. Perforation of the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas, with porta vein thrombosis secondary to the ingestion of a foreign body. Rev. Méd. Urug. [online]. 2023, vol.39, n.2, e701.  Epub June 01, 2023. ISSN 0303-3295.  https://doi.org/1688-0390-rmu-39-2-e701.

Accidental ingestion of foreign bodies is rather a frequent entity in the ER, presenting in general as non-specific abdominal pain. The study presents the case of a patient who ingested a wooden toothpick, the handling of which was conservative. Evolution was torpid, requiring emergency surgery given the perforation of the stomach and pancreas.

Keywords : Foreign bodies; Intestinal perforation; Pancreatic perforation; Thrombosis; Portal vein.

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